diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index d6cdac551a..871004638c 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -1046,13 +1046,13 @@ ifneq (,$(filter periph_%, $(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += periph_common
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter ecc_%,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += ecc
+endif
+
 # recursively catch transitive dependencies
 USEMODULE := $(sort $(USEMODULE))
 USEPKG := $(sort $(USEPKG))
 ifneq ($(OLD_USEMODULE) $(OLD_USEPKG),$(USEMODULE) $(USEPKG))
   include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.dep
 endif
-
-ifneq (,$(filter ecc_%,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += ecc
-endif