diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index 4a6ffc7769..a6faea4790 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -662,6 +662,23 @@ endif
 	@$(COLOR_ECHO) '$(COLOR_GREEN)Building application "$(APPLICATION)" for "$(BOARD)" with MCU "$(MCU)".$(COLOR_RESET)'
 	@$(COLOR_ECHO)
 
+# Set USB VID/PID via CFLAGS if not being set via Kconfig
+ifndef CONFIG_USB_VID
+  ifdef USB_VID
+    CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_USB_VID=0x$(USB_VID)
+  endif
+else
+  USB_VID = $(patsubst 0x%,%,$(CONFIG_USB_VID))
+endif
+
+ifndef CONFIG_USB_PID
+  ifdef USB_PID
+    CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_USB_PID=0x$(USB_PID)
+  endif
+else
+  USB_PID = $(patsubst 0x%,%,$(CONFIG_USB_PID))
+endif
+
 # Exported for the benefit of Kconfig
 export USB_VID_TESTING = 1209
 export USB_PID_TESTING = 7D01
diff --git a/examples/usbus_minimal/Makefile b/examples/usbus_minimal/Makefile
index 21f182f584..b9d5dfb4a6 100644
--- a/examples/usbus_minimal/Makefile
+++ b/examples/usbus_minimal/Makefile
@@ -26,16 +26,3 @@ QUIET ?= 1
 SHOULD_RUN_KCONFIG ?=
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
-
-# Set USB VID/PID via CFLAGS if not being set via Kconfig
-ifndef CONFIG_USB_VID
-  CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_USB_VID=0x$(USB_VID)
-else
-  USB_VID = $(patsubst 0x%,%,$(CONFIG_USB_VID))
-endif
-
-ifndef CONFIG_USB_PID
-  CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_USB_PID=0x$(USB_PID)
-else
-  USB_PID = $(patsubst 0x%,%,$(CONFIG_USB_PID))
-endif
diff --git a/tests/usbus/Makefile b/tests/usbus/Makefile
index 43abe21364..236d98343c 100644
--- a/tests/usbus/Makefile
+++ b/tests/usbus/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,4 @@ DISABLE_MODULE += auto_init_usbus
 USB_VID ?= $(USB_VID_TESTING)
 USB_PID ?= $(USB_PID_TESTING)
 
-CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_USB_VID=0x$(USB_VID) -DCONFIG_USB_PID=0x$(USB_PID)
-
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include