diff --git a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.dep b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.dep
index cc32b9141b..2c1e6bf6f4 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.dep
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter esp_rtc_timer_32k,$(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += esp_rtc_timer
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter periph_adc periph_dac,$(USEMODULE)))
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_adc_ctrl
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter periph_i2c,$(USEMODULE)))
   ifneq (,$(filter esp_i2c_hw,$(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += core_thread_flags
diff --git a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.features b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.features
index b7bae5baaa..50faf56698 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.features
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ include $(RIOTCPU)/esp_common/Makefile.features
 
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += arch_esp32
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += esp_wifi_enterprise
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_adc_ctrl
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
diff --git a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.include b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.include
index e3f04208da..524f1ae157 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.include
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += esp_wifi_enterprise
 USEMODULE += esp_idf_driver
 USEMODULE += esp_idf_esp32
 USEMODULE += esp_idf_soc
-USEMODULE += periph_adc_ctrl
 USEMODULE += pm_layered
 
 INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/$(CPU)/vendor/