diff --git a/cpu/stm32/Kconfig b/cpu/stm32/Kconfig
index 4a0c195206..101d237c96 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32/Kconfig
+++ b/cpu/stm32/Kconfig
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ config CPU_MODEL_STM32L031K6
 config CPU_MODEL_STM32L052T8
     bool
     select CPU_FAM_L0
-    select HAS_CORTEXM_MPU
     select HAS_PERIPH_HWRNG
 
 config CPU_MODEL_STM32L053R8
diff --git a/cpu/stm32/Makefile.features b/cpu/stm32/Makefile.features
index 22e9081923..106c07a154 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/stm32/Makefile.features
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ ifneq (,$(filter $(CPU_FAM),f2 f4 f7 g4 l1 l4))
   FEATURES_PROVIDED += cortexm_mpu
 endif
 
-# only some stm32f3 and stm32l0 have an MPU
-STM32_WITH_MPU += stm32f303re stm32f303vc stm32f303ze stm32l052t8
+# only some stm32f3 have an MPU, stm32l052t8 provides an MPU but support is
+# broken for cortex-m0+
+STM32_WITH_MPU += stm32f303re stm32f303vc stm32f303ze
 ifneq (,$(filter $(CPU_MODEL),$(STM32_WITH_MPU)))
   FEATURES_PROVIDED += cortexm_mpu
 endif