diff --git a/sys/suit/storage/Makefile b/sys/suit/storage/Makefile
index 6494b1ad4a..ac8acc4a75 100644
--- a/sys/suit/storage/Makefile
+++ b/sys/suit/storage/Makefile
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ MODULE := suit_storage
 SUBMODULES := 1
 BASE_MODULE := suit_storage
 
+SRC += storage.c
+
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/sys/suit/storage.c b/sys/suit/storage/storage.c
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/suit/storage.c
rename to sys/suit/storage/storage.c