diff --git a/boards/esp32-wrover-kit/Makefile.dep b/boards/esp32-wrover-kit/Makefile.dep
index 29d6c99ba8..f6b6ba1bd4 100644
--- a/boards/esp32-wrover-kit/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/esp32-wrover-kit/Makefile.dep
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter disp_dev,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += ili9341
+endif
+
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/esp32/Makefile.dep