diff --git a/boards/common/nrf51/Makefile.dep b/boards/common/nrf51/Makefile.dep
index 7de44689f6..6a9068ea8b 100644
--- a/boards/common/nrf51/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/common/nrf51/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += nrfmin
 endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += saul_nrf_temperature
+endif
diff --git a/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.dep b/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.dep
index 6f369896e7..c1c5d218e3 100644
--- a/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.dep
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ include $(RIOTCPU)/nrf52/Makefile.dep
 ifneq (,$(filter skald,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += nrfble
 endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += saul_nrf_temperature
+endif