diff --git a/boards/mcb2388/Makefile.dep b/boards/mcb2388/Makefile.dep
index ea9b31270f..2cbfd39bed 100644
--- a/boards/mcb2388/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/mcb2388/Makefile.dep
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += saul_gpio
 endif
 
-# default to mtd_mci if no other MTD backend is selected
+# default to mtd_mci
 ifneq (,$(filter mtd,$(USEMODULE)))
-  ifeq (,$(filter mtd_%,$(USEMODULE)))
-    USEMODULE += mtd_mci
-  endif
+  USEMODULE += mtd_mci
 endif
diff --git a/boards/msba2/Makefile.dep b/boards/msba2/Makefile.dep
index 8e80580579..66367441c8 100644
--- a/boards/msba2/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/msba2/Makefile.dep
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += sht11
 endif
 
-# default to mtd_mci if no other MTD backend is selected
+# default to mtd_mci
 ifneq (,$(filter mtd,$(USEMODULE)))
-  ifeq (,$(filter mtd_%,$(USEMODULE)))
-    USEMODULE += mtd_mci
-  endif
+  USEMODULE += mtd_mci
 endif