diff --git a/pkg/lvgl/Makefile b/pkg/lvgl/Makefile
index d7c9eb7017..9048f21aa4 100644
--- a/pkg/lvgl/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/lvgl/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ LVGL_MODULES =  \
 .PHONY: lvgl_%
 
 all: $(LVGL_MODULES)
-	"$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR) -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.$(PKG_NAME)
 
 lvgl_%:
 	MODULE=$@ "$(MAKE)" -C $(PKG_BUILDDIR)/src/lv_$* -f $(CURDIR)/Makefile.lvgl_module
diff --git a/pkg/lvgl/Makefile.include b/pkg/lvgl/Makefile.include
index 004f4b741d..de90f66a1f 100644
--- a/pkg/lvgl/Makefile.include
+++ b/pkg/lvgl/Makefile.include
@@ -28,3 +28,6 @@ CFLAGS += -DLV_MEM_SIZE=$(LVGL_MEM_SIZE)
 CFLAGS += -DLVGL_INACTIVITY_PERIOD_MS=$(LVGL_INACTIVITY_PERIOD_MS)
 CFLAGS += -DLVGL_TASK_HANDLER_DELAY_US=$(LVGL_TASK_HANDLER_DELAY_US)
 CFLAGS += -DLVGL_TASK_THREAD_PRIO=$(LVGL_TASK_THREAD_PRIO)
+
+# lvgl module is not a concrete module, so declare it as a pseudomodule
+PSEUDOMODULES += lvgl
diff --git a/pkg/lvgl/Makefile.lvgl b/pkg/lvgl/Makefile.lvgl
deleted file mode 100644
index 90dc7499fd..0000000000
--- a/pkg/lvgl/Makefile.lvgl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-MODULE = lvgl
-
-NO_AUTO_SRC = 1
-
-include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base