diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 12fdaa68cb..a5fcadd42a 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -401,6 +401,12 @@ ifneq (,$(filter shell,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += stdin
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter stdio_ethos,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += ethos
+  USEMODULE += stdin
+  USEMODULE += stdio_uart
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter stdin,$(USEMODULE)))
   ifneq (,$(filter stdio_uart,$(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += stdio_uart_rx
diff --git a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
index 70d47865a2..400036730d 100644
--- a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += sock_ip
 PSEUDOMODULES += sock_tcp
 PSEUDOMODULES += sock_udp
 PSEUDOMODULES += stdin
+PSEUDOMODULES += stdio_ethos
 PSEUDOMODULES += stdio_uart_rx
 
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