diff --git a/boards/samr21-xpro/include/board.h b/boards/samr21-xpro/include/board.h
index 807c02ebf5..44cc80cf7e 100644
--- a/boards/samr21-xpro/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/samr21-xpro/include/board.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #include "periph_conf.h"
 #include "periph_cpu.h"
 
-#include "edbg_eui.h"
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -59,31 +57,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define AT86RF2XX_PARAM_SLEEP      GPIO_PIN(PA, 20)
 #define AT86RF2XX_PARAM_RESET      GPIO_PIN(PB, 15)
 
-/**
- * @brief    EDBG provides a EUI-64, the same that is printed on the board
- */
-static inline int _edbg_get_eui64(const void *arg, eui64_t *addr, uint8_t index)
-{
-    (void) arg;
-    (void) index;
-
-    /* EDBG can take a while to respond on cold boot */
-    unsigned tries = 10000;
-    while (--tries && edbg_get_eui64(addr)) {}
-    return tries ? 0 : -1;
-}
-
-/**
- * @name    EUI sources on the board
- *          EUI-64 inside EDBG for the internal radio
- * @{
- */
-#define EUI64_PROVIDER_FUNC   _edbg_get_eui64
-#define EUI64_PROVIDER_TYPE   NETDEV_AT86RF2XX
-#define EUI64_PROVIDER_INDEX  0
-/** @} */
-
-
 /**
  * @name    LED pin definitions and handlers
  * @{
diff --git a/boards/samr21-xpro/include/eui_provider_params.h b/boards/samr21-xpro/include/eui_provider_params.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dce5328686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/samr21-xpro/include/eui_provider_params.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 ML!PA Consulting GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup     boards_samr21-xpro
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       EUI providers found on the board
+ *
+ * @author      Benjamin Valentin <benjamin.valentin@ml-pa.com>
+ */
+#ifndef EUI_PROVIDER_PARAMS_H
+#define EUI_PROVIDER_PARAMS_H
+
+#include "edbg_eui.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief    EDBG provides a EUI-64, the same that is printed on the board
+ */
+static inline int _edbg_get_eui64(const void *arg, eui64_t *addr, uint8_t index)
+{
+    (void) arg;
+    (void) index;
+
+    /* EDBG can take a while to respond on cold boot */
+    unsigned tries = 10000;
+    while (--tries && edbg_get_eui64(addr)) {}
+    return tries ? 0 : -1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @name    EUI sources on the board
+ *          EUI-64 inside EDBG for the internal radio
+ * @{
+ */
+#define EUI64_PROVIDER_FUNC   _edbg_get_eui64
+#define EUI64_PROVIDER_TYPE   NETDEV_AT86RF2XX
+#define EUI64_PROVIDER_INDEX  0
+/** @} */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* EUI_PROVIDER_PARAMS_H */
+/** @} */