diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/radio/Makefile b/cpu/cc2538/radio/Makefile
index 88ccc6c52d..cafd539d34 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/radio/Makefile
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/radio/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
 MODULE = cc2538_rf
 
+SRC = \
+    cc2538_rf.c \
+    cc2538_rf_getset.c \
+    cc2538_rf_internal.c \
+    #
+
+ifneq (,$(filter ieee802154_radio_hal,$(USEMODULE)))
+  SRC += cc2538_rf_radio_ops.c
+else
+  SRC += cc2538_rf_netdev.c
+endif
+
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf_netdev.c b/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf_netdev.c
index 5762685c6f..ed5827e614 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf_netdev.c
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf_netdev.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG        (0)
 #include "debug.h"
 
-#if !IS_USED(MODULE_IEEE802154_RADIO_HAL)
-
 /* Reference pointer for the IRQ handler */
 static netdev_t *_dev;
 
@@ -422,6 +420,3 @@ const netdev_driver_t cc2538_rf_driver = {
     .isr  = _isr,
     .init = _init,
 };
-#else
-int dont_be_pedantic;
-#endif /* MODULE_IEEE802154_RADIO_HAL */
diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf_radio_ops.c b/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf_radio_ops.c
index 688daecc10..1ed5f1d678 100644
--- a/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf_radio_ops.c
+++ b/cpu/cc2538/radio/cc2538_rf_radio_ops.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #include "net/ieee802154/radio.h"
 
-#if IS_USED(MODULE_IEEE802154_RADIO_HAL)
 static const ieee802154_radio_ops_t cc2538_rf_ops;
 
 ieee802154_dev_t cc2538_rf_dev = {
@@ -487,6 +486,3 @@ static const ieee802154_radio_ops_t cc2538_rf_ops = {
     .set_csma_params = _set_csma_params,
     .set_rx_mode = _set_rx_mode,
 };
-#else
-int dont_be_pedantic;
-#endif