diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 1b3adaa2dc..e43433aa31 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ OLD_USEPKG := $(sort $(USEPKG))
 include $(RIOTBASE)/sys/Makefile.dep
 include $(RIOTBASE)/drivers/Makefile.dep
 
+ifneq (,$(filter ssp,$(USEMODULE)))
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += ssp
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter ndn-riot,$(USEPKG)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc
   USEMODULE += xtimer
diff --git a/cpu/arm7_common/Makefile.features b/cpu/arm7_common/Makefile.features
index f4b17a8c67..5183414c71 100644
--- a/cpu/arm7_common/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/arm7_common/Makefile.features
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += arch_arm7
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += cpp
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += puf_sram
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ssp
diff --git a/cpu/cortexm_common/Makefile.features b/cpu/cortexm_common/Makefile.features
index c267c7240e..74b9888ac1 100644
--- a/cpu/cortexm_common/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/cortexm_common/Makefile.features
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += arch_cortexm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += cpp
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += cpu_check_address
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ssp
diff --git a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.features b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.features
index f537631637..4bcca1eb06 100644
--- a/cpu/esp32/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/esp32/Makefile.features
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_hwrng
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ssp
diff --git a/cpu/esp8266/Makefile.features b/cpu/esp8266/Makefile.features
index 82e159cedd..28368f0f7b 100644
--- a/cpu/esp8266/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/esp8266/Makefile.features
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_cpuid
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_hwrng
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ssp
diff --git a/cpu/fe310/Makefile.features b/cpu/fe310/Makefile.features
index c76eec0cab..d55eea478d 100644
--- a/cpu/fe310/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/fe310/Makefile.features
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += cpp
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_cpuid
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio periph_gpio_irq
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pm
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ssp
diff --git a/cpu/native/Makefile.features b/cpu/native/Makefile.features
index 5efff466cf..1d99e2e566 100644
--- a/cpu/native/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/native/Makefile.features
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_cpuid
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_hwrng
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ssp
 
 # Access to hardware SPI bus is only supported on Linux hosts
 ifeq ($(OS),Linux)
diff --git a/tests/ssp/Makefile b/tests/ssp/Makefile
index d3decba142..aaeb933067 100644
--- a/tests/ssp/Makefile
+++ b/tests/ssp/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
-# avr8, msp430, esp8266 and mips don't support ssp (yet)
-FEATURES_BLACKLIST += arch_avr8 arch_esp8266 arch_mips32r2 arch_msp430
-
 USEMODULE += ssp
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include