diff --git a/cpu/esp8266/include/periph_cpu.h b/cpu/esp8266/include/periph_cpu.h
index a1d5be5973..09f0c0451c 100644
--- a/cpu/esp8266/include/periph_cpu.h
+++ b/cpu/esp8266/include/periph_cpu.h
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ typedef enum {
 
 #endif /* MODULE_PERIPH_SPI */
 
+/** @} */
+
 /**
  * @brief   Prevent shared timer functions from being used
  */
 #define PERIPH_TIMER_PROVIDES_SET
 
-/** @} */
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif