diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f446ze/Makefile.features b/boards/nucleo-f446ze/Makefile.features
index e0fbb813d1..d9f6d7e060 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f446ze/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f446ze/Makefile.features
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 
 # load the common Makefile.features for Nucleo boards
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo144/Makefile.features
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f446ze/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f446ze/include/periph_conf.h
index 70bfcf2c35..94fc584ae0 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f446ze/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f446ze/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "cfg_i2c1_pb8_pb9.h"
 #include "cfg_spi_divtable.h"
 #include "cfg_timer_tim5.h"
+#include "cfg_usb_otg_fs.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {