diff --git a/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/Kconfig b/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/Kconfig
similarity index 91%
rename from tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/Kconfig
rename to tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/Kconfig
index 787b866418..4d477d829a 100644
--- a/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/Kconfig
+++ b/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/Kconfig
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ config BOARD_NRF52840DK
     select HAVE_MTD_SPI_NOR
 
     select MODULE_BOARDS_COMMON_NRF52XXXDK if TEST_KCONFIG
+    select MODULE_BOARD_NRF52840DK_QDEC if TEST_KCONFIG
 
 source "$(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf52xxxdk/Kconfig"
diff --git a/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/Makefile b/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/Makefile
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/Makefile
rename to tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/Makefile
diff --git a/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/Makefile.dep b/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/Makefile.dep
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/Makefile.dep
rename to tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/Makefile.features b/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/Makefile.features
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/Makefile.features
rename to tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/Makefile.features
diff --git a/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/Makefile.include b/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/Makefile.include
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/Makefile.include
rename to tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/include/board.h b/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/include/board.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/include/board.h
rename to tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/include/board.h
diff --git a/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/include/periph_conf.h b/tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/include/periph_conf.h
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk/include/periph_conf.h
rename to tests/periph_qdec/boards_modded/nrf52840dk_mod/include/periph_conf.h