diff --git a/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.dep b/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.dep
index 2dc27cd379..b286abfdfa 100644
--- a/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.dep
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ endif
 # All SAM0 based CPUs provide PM
 USEMODULE += pm_layered
 
-# the timer implements timer_set_periodic()
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer_periodic
-
 # include sam0 common periph drivers
 USEMODULE += sam0_common_periph
 
diff --git a/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.features b/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.features
index 78e90ed0a0..7223053341 100644
--- a/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.features
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_flashpage_raw
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_flashpage_rwee
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c_reconfigure
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer_periodic # implements timer_set_periodic()
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart_modecfg
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart_nonblocking
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_wdt periph_wdt_cb