diff --git a/software/Makefile b/software/Makefile
index 481614240e6ad93e76ca6b6bfdc8356f0d8c358a..c464db01ca15a963c801f651447d7ad8759db7bf 100644
--- a/software/Makefile
+++ b/software/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ USEMODULE += gnrc_netdev_default
 USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
 #USEMODULE += gnrc_txtsnd
 #USEMODULE += gnrc_pktdump
+USEMODULE += periph_i2c
 
 NODE_ID ?= 0
 CFLAGS += -DNODE_ID=$(NODE_ID)