diff --git a/cpu/msp430_common/Makefile.dep b/cpu/msp430_common/Makefile.dep
index bf058cacd2..a9290568b0 100644
--- a/cpu/msp430_common/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/msp430_common/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+USEMODULE += msp430_common msp430_common_periph
+
 ifneq (,$(filter newlib,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += newlib_nano
 endif
diff --git a/cpu/msp430_common/Makefile.include b/cpu/msp430_common/Makefile.include
index d3c40b273d..e84b10ae72 100644
--- a/cpu/msp430_common/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/msp430_common/Makefile.include
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/msp430_common/include/
 CFLAGS += -DCPU_MODEL_$(call uppercase_and_underscore,$(CPU_MODEL))
 
 UNDEF += $(BINDIR)/msp430_common/startup.o
-USEMODULE += msp430_common msp430_common_periph periph_common
 
 # include the msp430 common Makefile
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/arch/msp430.inc.mk
diff --git a/cpu/msp430fxyz/Makefile.dep b/cpu/msp430fxyz/Makefile.dep
index fa687b6fad..5e2d2fd0bb 100644
--- a/cpu/msp430fxyz/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/msp430fxyz/Makefile.dep
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+USEMODULE += periph
 include $(RIOTCPU)/msp430_common/Makefile.dep