diff --git a/boards/stm32f429i-disco/Kconfig b/boards/stm32f429i-disco/Kconfig
index c4e25488d3..a67e1bc7d1 100644
--- a/boards/stm32f429i-disco/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/stm32f429i-disco/Kconfig
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ config BOARD_STM32F429I_DISCO
     select HAS_PERIPH_USBDEV
 
     # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+    select HAS_HIGHLEVEL_STDIO
     select HAS_RIOTBOOT
diff --git a/boards/stm32f429i-disco/Makefile.features b/boards/stm32f429i-disco/Makefile.features
index efa16e373d..56052cb132 100644
--- a/boards/stm32f429i-disco/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/stm32f429i-disco/Makefile.features
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += highlevel_stdio
+
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/stm32f429i-disc1/Makefile.features
diff --git a/boards/weact-f411ce/Kconfig b/boards/weact-f411ce/Kconfig
index c7e815f7dd..c6efb0e783 100644
--- a/boards/weact-f411ce/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/weact-f411ce/Kconfig
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ config BOARD_WEACT_F411CE
     select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER
     select HAS_PERIPH_UART
     select HAS_PERIPH_USBDEV
+
+    # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+    select HAS_HIGHLEVEL_STDIO
diff --git a/boards/weact-f411ce/Makefile.features b/boards/weact-f411ce/Makefile.features
index 965128c1e4..19e8cb8315 100644
--- a/boards/weact-f411ce/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/weact-f411ce/Makefile.features
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
+
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += highlevel_stdio