diff --git a/sys/Makefile.dep b/sys/Makefile.dep
index 7b3c8991d2..9d3cc38446 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/Makefile.dep
@@ -859,6 +859,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter riotboot_usb_dfu, $(USEMODULE)))
   FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_pm
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter riotboot_tinyusb_dfu, $(USEMODULE)))
+  USEPKG += tinyusb
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter irq_handler,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += event
 endif
diff --git a/sys/Makefile.include b/sys/Makefile.include
index 8a266165a6..777e67f7e2 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.include
+++ b/sys/Makefile.include
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter prng,$(USEMODULE)))
   include $(RIOTBASE)/sys/random/Makefile.include
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter usbus_dfu riotboot_reset,$(USEMODULE)))
+ifneq (,$(filter tinyusb_dfu usbus_dfu riotboot_reset,$(USEMODULE)))
   CFLAGS += -DCPU_RAM_BASE=$(RAM_START_ADDR)
   CFLAGS += -DCPU_RAM_SIZE=$(RAM_LEN)
 endif