diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.dep b/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.dep
index b601a11499..0f00535f77 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/Makefile.dep
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   ifeq (esp32h2,$(CPU_FAM))
-    # There is no network interface for ESP32-H2 for the moment
+    USEMODULE += esp_ieee802154
   else ifneq (,$(filter lwip,$(USEMODULE)))
     # for lwip, use esp_wifi as default netdev if no other netdev is enabled
     ifeq (,$(filter esp_eth,$(USEMODULE)))