diff --git a/boards/chronos/Makefile.include b/boards/chronos/Makefile.include
index 4eeb0fcdc6..3410edb7c8 100644
--- a/boards/chronos/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/chronos/Makefile.include
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ export FFLAGS = rf2500 "prog $(HEXFILE)"
 INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTBOARD)/$(BOARD)/drivers/include
 
 USEMODULE += chronos-drivers
+USEMODULE += periph_common