diff --git a/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Kconfig b/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Kconfig
index cae095578b..c4272860fe 100644
--- a/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/seeedstudio-gd32/Kconfig
@@ -12,5 +12,4 @@ config BOARD_SEEEDSTUDIO_GD32
     bool
     default y
     select CPU_MODEL_GD32VF103VBT6
-    select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART
diff --git a/cpu/fe310/Kconfig b/cpu/fe310/Kconfig
index f4db3d974f..bcb1a48349 100644
--- a/cpu/fe310/Kconfig
+++ b/cpu/fe310/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config CPU_FAM_FE310
     select HAS_PERIPH_GPIO
     select HAS_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
     select HAS_PERIPH_PM
+    select HAS_PERIPH_PLIC
     select HAS_PERIPH_RTT_OVERFLOW
     select HAS_PERIPH_RTT_SET_COUNTER
     select HAS_PERIPH_WDT
diff --git a/cpu/fe310/Makefile.dep b/cpu/fe310/Makefile.dep
index b3097f251e..684361a387 100644
--- a/cpu/fe310/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/fe310/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-
-FEATURES_REQUIRED_ANY += newlib|picolibc
-ifneq (,$(filter newlib,$(USEMODULE)))
-  DEFAULT_MODULE += newlib_nano
-  USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_default
-endif
-
 USEMODULE += periph
 USEMODULE += sifive_drivers_fe310
 
diff --git a/cpu/fe310/Makefile.features b/cpu/fe310/Makefile.features
index f7d14f0f5d..56d9979106 100644
--- a/cpu/fe310/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/fe310/Makefile.features
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_cpuid
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pm
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_plic
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt_overflow
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt_set_counter
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_wdt
diff --git a/cpu/gd32v/Kconfig b/cpu/gd32v/Kconfig
index 0ca68c9ecc..0358c5cb49 100644
--- a/cpu/gd32v/Kconfig
+++ b/cpu/gd32v/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ config CPU_FAM_GD32V
     select HAS_PERIPH_FLASHPAGE
     select HAS_PERIPH_FLASHPAGE_PAGEWISE
     select HAS_PERIPH_PM
+    select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER
+    select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER_PERIODIC
     select HAS_PERIPH_WDT
 
 config CPU_MODEL_GD32VF103VBT6
diff --git a/cpu/gd32v/Makefile.dep b/cpu/gd32v/Makefile.dep
index b5500510a4..7ac5b8a1aa 100644
--- a/cpu/gd32v/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/gd32v/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_clic
-FEATURES_REQUIRED_ANY += newlib|picolibc
-ifneq (,$(filter newlib,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += newlib_nano
-  USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_default
-endif
-
 USEMODULE += periph
-USEMODULE += riscv_common
+
+FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_clic
 
 ifneq (,$(filter periph_pm,$(USEMODULE)))
   FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_wdt
diff --git a/cpu/gd32v/Makefile.features b/cpu/gd32v/Makefile.features
index 489f9ca4b9..3090c73568 100644
--- a/cpu/gd32v/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/gd32v/Makefile.features
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_clic
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer_periodic
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_wdt
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_flashpage
diff --git a/cpu/riscv_common/Kconfig b/cpu/riscv_common/Kconfig
index 635d3c8a09..24f1329b41 100644
--- a/cpu/riscv_common/Kconfig
+++ b/cpu/riscv_common/Kconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ config CPU_ARCH_RISCV
     select HAS_LIBSTDCPP
     select HAS_NEWLIB
     select HAS_PERIPH_CORETIMER
-    select HAS_PERIPH_PLIC
     select HAS_PICOLIBC if '$(RIOT_CI_BUILD)' != '1'
     select MODULE_MALLOC_THREAD_SAFE if TEST_KCONFIG
     select HAS_SSP
diff --git a/cpu/riscv_common/Makefile.dep b/cpu/riscv_common/Makefile.dep
index 70aa523b8c..a141e51efc 100644
--- a/cpu/riscv_common/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/riscv_common/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# Select a C library
+FEATURES_REQUIRED_ANY += newlib|picolibc
+ifneq (,$(filter newlib,$(USEMODULE)))
+  DEFAULT_MODULE += newlib_nano
+  USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_default
+endif
+
 # Tell the build system that the CPU depends on the risc-v common files:
 USEMODULE += riscv_common
 
diff --git a/cpu/riscv_common/Makefile.features b/cpu/riscv_common/Makefile.features
index e73b5bdb50..ef3f9e470f 100644
--- a/cpu/riscv_common/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/riscv_common/Makefile.features
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += cpp
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += libstdcpp
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += newlib
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_coretimer
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_plic
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += ssp
 
 # RISC-V toolchain on CI does not work properly with picolibc yet