diff --git a/examples/wakaama/Makefile b/examples/wakaama/Makefile
index f9e5adac52..2d125231bc 100644
--- a/examples/wakaama/Makefile
+++ b/examples/wakaama/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ USEMODULE += gnrc_netdev_default
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
 # Specify the mandatory networking modules
 USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_router_default
-USEMODULE += sock_udp
 # Additional networking modules that can be dropped if not needed
 USEMODULE += gnrc_icmpv6_echo
 # Add also the shell, some shell commands
diff --git a/pkg/wakaama/Makefile.dep b/pkg/wakaama/Makefile.dep
index 99138fcf4b..60f69d3f09 100644
--- a/pkg/wakaama/Makefile.dep
+++ b/pkg/wakaama/Makefile.dep
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ USEPKG += tlsf
 ifneq (,$(filter -DLWM2M_WITH_LOGS,$(CFLAGS)))
     USEMODULE += fmt
 endif
+
+# wakaama uses Sock UDP (implemented by some stack)
+USEMODULE += sock_udp