diff --git a/drivers/saul/init_devs/Makefile b/drivers/saul/init_devs/Makefile
index fd4251dfe3..176c2a4fe3 100644
--- a/drivers/saul/init_devs/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/saul/init_devs/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MODULE = saul_init_devs
 
-include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
+include $(RIOTMAKE)/auto_init.inc.mk