diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index a75565ca16..8df1114941 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter schedstatistics,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += xtimer
+  USEMODULE += sched_cb
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter arduino,$(USEMODULE)))
diff --git a/core/include/sched.h b/core/include/sched.h
index 4b8c56b6ac..7c94a5d6d4 100644
--- a/core/include/sched.h
+++ b/core/include/sched.h
@@ -224,14 +224,16 @@ extern schedstat_t sched_pidlist[KERNEL_PID_LAST + 1];
  *          caller thread
  */
 void init_schedstatistics(void);
+#endif /* MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS */
 
+#ifdef MODULE_SCHED_CB
 /**
  *  @brief  Register a callback that will be called on every scheduler run
  *
  *  @param[in] callback The callback functions the will be called
  */
 void sched_register_cb(void (*callback)(kernel_pid_t, kernel_pid_t));
-#endif /* MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS */
+#endif /* MODULE_SCHED_CB */
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/core/sched.c b/core/sched.c
index 0da844bb2b..a4210d12a1 100644
--- a/core/sched.c
+++ b/core/sched.c
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ FORCE_USED_SECTION
 const uint8_t _tcb_name_offset = offsetof(thread_t, name);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS
+#ifdef MODULE_SCHED_CB
 static void (*sched_cb) (kernel_pid_t active_thread, kernel_pid_t next_thread) = NULL;
+#endif
+#ifdef MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS
 schedstat_t sched_pidlist[KERNEL_PID_LAST + 1];
 #endif
 
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ int __attribute__((used)) sched_run(void)
 #endif
     }
 
-#ifdef MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS
+#ifdef MODULE_SCHED_CB
     if (sched_cb) {
         /* Use `sched_active_pid` instead of `active_thread` since after `sched_task_exit()` is
            called `active_thread` is set to NULL while `sched_active_thread` isn't updated until
@@ -204,12 +206,14 @@ NORETURN void sched_task_exit(void)
     cpu_switch_context_exit();
 }
 
-#ifdef MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS
+#ifdef MODULE_SCHED_CB
 void sched_register_cb(void (*callback)(kernel_pid_t, kernel_pid_t))
 {
     sched_cb = callback;
 }
+#endif
 
+#ifdef MODULE_SCHEDSTATISTICS
 void sched_statistics_cb(kernel_pid_t active_thread, kernel_pid_t next_thread)
 {
     uint32_t now = xtimer_now().ticks32;
diff --git a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
index d110900ff1..b4f769214f 100644
--- a/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/pseudomodules.inc.mk
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ PSEUDOMODULES += saul_gpio
 PSEUDOMODULES += saul_nrf_temperature
 PSEUDOMODULES += scanf_float
 PSEUDOMODULES += schedstatistics
+PSEUDOMODULES += sched_cb
 PSEUDOMODULES += semtech_loramac_rx
 PSEUDOMODULES += sock
 PSEUDOMODULES += sock_ip