diff --git a/boards/p-l496g-cell02/Makefile.features b/boards/p-l496g-cell02/Makefile.features
index 14725ad8c4..1b1f160977 100644
--- a/boards/p-l496g-cell02/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/p-l496g-cell02/Makefile.features
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# the cpu to build for
+export CPU = stm32l4
+export CPU_MODEL = stm32l496ag
+
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_lpuart
diff --git a/boards/p-l496g-cell02/Makefile.include b/boards/p-l496g-cell02/Makefile.include
index deb9cebcea..12830047ed 100644
--- a/boards/p-l496g-cell02/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/p-l496g-cell02/Makefile.include
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# the cpu to build for
-export CPU = stm32l4
-export CPU_MODEL = stm32l496ag
-
 # we use shared STM32 configuration snippets
 INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBOARD)/common/stm32/include