diff --git a/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include b/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
index 4037765f30..8924ee5037 100644
--- a/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ export USEMODULE += mips32r2_common_periph
 export USEMODULE += periph_common
 export USEMODULE += newlib
 
+# mips32 needs periph_timer for its gettimeofday() implementation
+export USEMODULE += periph_timer
+
 ifeq ($(USE_UHI_SYSCALLS),1)
   #Use UHI to handle syscalls
   export LINKFLAGS += -luhi
diff --git a/cpu/mips32r2_generic/Makefile.include b/cpu/mips32r2_generic/Makefile.include
index d1565e3136..efb2a88b13 100644
--- a/cpu/mips32r2_generic/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/mips32r2_generic/Makefile.include
@@ -5,7 +5,4 @@ export APP_START=0x80000000
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/arch/mips.inc.mk
 include $(RIOTCPU)/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
 
-# mips32 needs periph_timer for its gettimeofday() implementation
-export USEMODULE += periph_timer
-
 export LINKFLAGS += -Tuhi32.ld