diff --git a/boards/common/slwstk6000b/Makefile.features b/boards/common/slwstk6000b/Makefile.features
index c283226995..69f83b7559 100644
--- a/boards/common/slwstk6000b/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/common/slwstk6000b/Makefile.features
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CPU = efm32
 
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_adc
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
diff --git a/boards/ikea-tradfri/Makefile.features b/boards/ikea-tradfri/Makefile.features
index 8bb814676b..0c16294284 100644
--- a/boards/ikea-tradfri/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/ikea-tradfri/Makefile.features
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ CPU = efm32
 CPU_MODEL = efr32mg1p132f256gm32
 
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
diff --git a/boards/slstk3401a/Makefile.features b/boards/slstk3401a/Makefile.features
index 5f4f50a88a..9c14770927 100644
--- a/boards/slstk3401a/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/slstk3401a/Makefile.features
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CPU_MODEL = efm32pg1b200f256gm48
 
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_adc
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
diff --git a/boards/slstk3402a/Makefile.features b/boards/slstk3402a/Makefile.features
index 64146736b0..6951ba6bc9 100644
--- a/boards/slstk3402a/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/slstk3402a/Makefile.features
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CPU_MODEL = efm32pg12b500f1024gl125
 
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_adc
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
diff --git a/boards/sltb001a/Makefile.features b/boards/sltb001a/Makefile.features
index 94136df134..ee28cf5d8a 100644
--- a/boards/sltb001a/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/sltb001a/Makefile.features
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ CPU_MODEL = efr32mg1p132f256gm48
 
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_adc
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
diff --git a/boards/slwstk6220a/Makefile.features b/boards/slwstk6220a/Makefile.features
index a60bbbe7d7..797093439f 100644
--- a/boards/slwstk6220a/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/slwstk6220a/Makefile.features
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@ CPU = ezr32wg
 CPU_MODEL = ezr32wg330f256r60
 
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
diff --git a/boards/stk3600/Makefile.features b/boards/stk3600/Makefile.features
index 1f8d45238b..86a7660658 100644
--- a/boards/stk3600/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/stk3600/Makefile.features
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ CPU_MODEL = efm32lg990f256
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_adc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_dac
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
diff --git a/boards/stk3700/Makefile.features b/boards/stk3700/Makefile.features
index 38405db994..44c1f5a58c 100644
--- a/boards/stk3700/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/stk3700/Makefile.features
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ CPU_MODEL = efm32gg990f1024
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_adc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_dac
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
diff --git a/cpu/efm32/Makefile.features b/cpu/efm32/Makefile.features
index 4379f65c07..856b46851a 100644
--- a/cpu/efm32/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/efm32/Makefile.features
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ include $(RIOTCPU)/efm32/efm32-features.mk
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_cpuid
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_flashpage
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_flashpage_raw
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 
 FEATURES_CONFLICT += periph_rtc:periph_rtt
 FEATURES_CONFLICT_MSG += "On the EFM32, the RTC and RTT map to the same hardware peripheral."
diff --git a/cpu/ezr32wg/Makefile.features b/cpu/ezr32wg/Makefile.features
index c7af1adde5..8c82fc14b7 100644
--- a/cpu/ezr32wg/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/ezr32wg/Makefile.features
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_cpuid
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 
 -include $(RIOTCPU)/cortexm_common/Makefile.features