diff --git a/drivers/sx127x/Kconfig b/drivers/sx127x/Kconfig
index cf51ea364b..0af68723af 100644
--- a/drivers/sx127x/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/sx127x/Kconfig
@@ -5,41 +5,52 @@
 # directory for more details.
 #
 
-if TEST_KCONFIG
-
-choice
-    bool "Semtech SX1272 and SX1276 radios driver"
-    optional
+menuconfig MODULE_SX127X
+    bool "Semtech SX1272 and SX1276 radios driver" if !(HAVE_SX127X && MODULE_NETDEV_DEFAULT)
+    default y if (HAVE_SX127X && MODULE_NETDEV_DEFAULT)
+    depends on TEST_KCONFIG
     depends on HAS_PERIPH_GPIO
     depends on HAS_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
     depends on HAS_PERIPH_SPI
     depends on HAS_PERIPH_TIMER
-    help
-        Only LoRa long range modem is supported at the moment.
-
-config MODULE_SX1272
-    bool "SX1272"
-    select MODULE_SX127X
-
-config MODULE_SX1276
-    bool "SX1276"
-    select MODULE_SX127X
-
-endchoice
-
-config MODULE_SX127X
-    bool
-    depends on HAS_PERIPH_GPIO
-    depends on HAS_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
-    depends on HAS_PERIPH_SPI
-
-    select MODULE_IOLIST
-    select MODULE_LORA
     select MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO
     select MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
     select MODULE_PERIPH_SPI_GPIO_MODE if HAS_PERIPH_SPI_GPIO_MODE
     select MODULE_PERIPH_SPI
     select MODULE_ZTIMER
     select MODULE_ZTIMER_MSEC
+    select MODULE_IOLIST
+    select MODULE_LORA
+    help
+        Only LoRa long range modem is supported at the moment.
 
-endif # TEST_KCONFIG
+choice
+    bool "Radio variant"
+    depends on MODULE_SX127X
+    default MODULE_SX1272 if HAVE_SX1272
+    default MODULE_SX1276 if HAVE_SX1276
+
+config MODULE_SX1272
+    bool "SX1272"
+
+config MODULE_SX1276
+    bool "SX1276"
+
+endchoice
+
+config HAVE_SX1272
+    bool
+    select HAVE_SX127X
+    help
+        Indicates that an sx1272 radio is present.
+
+config HAVE_SX1276
+    bool
+    select HAVE_SX127X
+    help
+        Indicates that an sx1276 radio is present.
+
+config HAVE_SX127X
+    bool
+    help
+      Indicates that an sx127x radio is present.
diff --git a/tests/driver_sx127x/app.config.test b/tests/driver_sx127x/app.config.test
index cb42f782db..ef321ba62d 100644
--- a/tests/driver_sx127x/app.config.test
+++ b/tests/driver_sx127x/app.config.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # this file enables modules defined in Kconfig. Do not use this file for
 # application configuration. This is only needed during migration.
-
+CONFIG_MODULE_SX127X=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_SX1276=y
 
 CONFIG_MODULE_OD=y