diff --git a/boards/acd52832/Makefile.dep b/boards/acd52832/Makefile.dep
index 68628f406a..89adaf38ad 100644
--- a/boards/acd52832/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/acd52832/Makefile.dep
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf52xxxdk/Makefile.dep
+
+# include common nrf52832 dependencies
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf52/nrf52832/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/nrf52832-mdk/Makefile.dep b/boards/nrf52832-mdk/Makefile.dep
index 7317b22d44..a847d952c1 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52832-mdk/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/nrf52832-mdk/Makefile.dep
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += saul_gpio
 endif
 
+# include common nrf52832 dependencies
+include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf52/nrf52832/Makefile.dep
+
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf52/Makefile.dep