diff --git a/cpu/Makefile.include.cortexm_common b/cpu/Makefile.include.cortexm_common
index e73102b600..c91b637b6c 100644
--- a/cpu/Makefile.include.cortexm_common
+++ b/cpu/Makefile.include.cortexm_common
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ export CFLAGS += -DCOREIF_NG=1
 export USEMODULE += cortexm_common
 # Export the peripheral drivers to be linked into the final binary:
 export USEMODULE += periph
+# include common periph code
+export USEMODULE += periph_common
 # all cortex MCU's use newlib as libc
 export USEMODULE += newlib
 
diff --git a/cpu/lpc11u34/Makefile.include b/cpu/lpc11u34/Makefile.include
index 69743547a7..04c2fd5dd4 100644
--- a/cpu/lpc11u34/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/lpc11u34/Makefile.include
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 export CPU_ARCH = cortex-m0
 
-USEMODULE += periph_common
-
 include $(RIOTCPU)/Makefile.include.cortexm_common