diff --git a/cpu/saml1x/Makefile.include b/cpu/saml1x/Makefile.include
index 9da8c0ba5d..2342d0fc2d 100644
--- a/cpu/saml1x/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/saml1x/Makefile.include
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 export CPU_ARCH = cortex-m23
 
+USEMODULE += pm_layered
+
 include $(RIOTCPU)/sam0_common/Makefile.include
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/arch/cortexm.inc.mk