diff --git a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
index 8b883cdca4..e3607b0c24 100644
--- a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += heap_cmd
 PSEUDOMODULES += i2c_scan
 PSEUDOMODULES += ieee802154_security
 PSEUDOMODULES += ieee802154_submac
+PSEUDOMODULES += ipv4
 PSEUDOMODULES += ipv6
 PSEUDOMODULES += l2filter_blacklist
 PSEUDOMODULES += l2filter_whitelist
diff --git a/pkg/lwip/Makefile.dep b/pkg/lwip/Makefile.dep
index 5e4786c941..9903a67418 100644
--- a/pkg/lwip/Makefile.dep
+++ b/pkg/lwip/Makefile.dep
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter lwip_ipv6_autoconfig lwip_ipv6_mld,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += lwip_ipv6
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter lwip_ipv4,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += ipv4
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter lwip_ipv6,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += ipv6
   USEMODULE += random