diff --git a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
index 7d8b3bbb21..e3607b0c24 100644
--- a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += heap_cmd
 PSEUDOMODULES += i2c_scan
 PSEUDOMODULES += ieee802154_security
 PSEUDOMODULES += ieee802154_submac
+PSEUDOMODULES += ipv4
+PSEUDOMODULES += ipv6
 PSEUDOMODULES += l2filter_blacklist
 PSEUDOMODULES += l2filter_whitelist
 PSEUDOMODULES += libstdcpp
diff --git a/pkg/lwip/Makefile.dep b/pkg/lwip/Makefile.dep
index f38075ffc9..9903a67418 100644
--- a/pkg/lwip/Makefile.dep
+++ b/pkg/lwip/Makefile.dep
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ ifneq (,$(filter lwip_ipv6_autoconfig lwip_ipv6_mld,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += lwip_ipv6
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter lwip_ipv4,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += ipv4
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter lwip_ipv6,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += ipv6
   USEMODULE += random
 endif
 
diff --git a/pkg/lwip/Makefile.include b/pkg/lwip/Makefile.include
index 616c6a109c..dc162f1c2e 100644
--- a/pkg/lwip/Makefile.include
+++ b/pkg/lwip/Makefile.include
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter lwip_netif_init_devs,$(USEMODULE)))
   DIRS += $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/lwip/init_devs
 endif
 ifneq (,$(filter lwip_sock,$(USEMODULE)))
-  ifneq (,$(filter lwip_ipv6,$(USEMODULE)))
-    CFLAGS += -DSOCK_HAS_IPV6
-  endif
   DIRS += $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/lwip/contrib/sock
 endif
 ifneq (,$(filter lwip_sock_async,$(USEMODULE)))
diff --git a/pkg/openwsn/Makefile.dep b/pkg/openwsn/Makefile.dep
index d52055b452..e5f7986fdc 100644
--- a/pkg/openwsn/Makefile.dep
+++ b/pkg/openwsn/Makefile.dep
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter openwsn_riotos,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter openwsn_ipv6,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += ipv6
   DEFAULT_MODULE += openwsn_icmpv6_echo
 endif
 
diff --git a/pkg/openwsn/Makefile.include b/pkg/openwsn/Makefile.include
index 1ed97f0cc9..8e657dc819 100644
--- a/pkg/openwsn/Makefile.include
+++ b/pkg/openwsn/Makefile.include
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter openwsn_cjoin,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter openwsn_sock%,$(USEMODULE)))
-  CFLAGS += -DSOCK_HAS_IPV6
   ifneq (,$(filter openwsn_sock_async,$(USEMODULE)))
     CFLAGS += -DSOCK_HAS_ASYNC
   endif
diff --git a/sys/Makefile.include b/sys/Makefile.include
index 06b8f32190..f2e9429aec 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.include
+++ b/sys/Makefile.include
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sock,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE_INCLUDES += $(RIOTBASE)/sys/net/gnrc/sock/include
-  ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6,$(USEMODULE)))
-    CFLAGS += -DSOCK_HAS_IPV6
-  endif
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_sock_async,$(USEMODULE)))
@@ -109,6 +106,12 @@ ifneq (,$(filter skald, $(USEMODULE)))
   include $(RIOTBASE)/sys/net/ble/skald/Makefile.include
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter sock sock_%,$(USEMODULE)))
+  ifneq (,$(filter ipv6,$(USEMODULE)))
+    CFLAGS += -DSOCK_HAS_IPV6
+  endif
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter sock_async_event,$(USEMODULE)))
   include $(RIOTBASE)/sys/net/sock/async/event/Makefile.include
 endif
diff --git a/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep b/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep
index 2ca4f7d255..009e65aca0 100644
--- a/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/net/gnrc/Makefile.dep
@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_rpl_srh,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_ext_rh
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6%,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += ipv6
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6_ext_frag,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_ext
   USEMODULE += xtimer
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_sock_async_event/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_sock_async_event/Makefile
index ecaa9892b2..1bbfaaf396 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_sock_async_event/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_sock_async_event/Makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ USEMODULE += sock_udp
 USEMODULE += od
 USEMODULE += xtimer
 
-CFLAGS += -DSOCK_HAS_IPV6
-
 # mock IPv6 gnrc_nettype
 CFLAGS += -DTEST_SUITES -DGNRC_NETTYPE_IPV6=GNRC_NETTYPE_TEST