diff --git a/boards/msb-430-common/Makefile b/boards/msb-430-common/Makefile
index 1f64a6ab76208b2ce1f3a9ba5cd656944a9c8620..afb0e3e9010882b46b72182861aaba19f6300362 100644
--- a/boards/msb-430-common/Makefile
+++ b/boards/msb-430-common/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-MODULE = board
+MODULE = msb-430-common
 
 DIRS = drivers
 
diff --git a/boards/msb-430/Makefile.include b/boards/msb-430/Makefile.include
index c42b46b0632cf43832cdc0830a21090664cb0fe3..2f65afb5d925b39cfa35e882689216bb3cd8bc5b 100644
--- a/boards/msb-430/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/msb-430/Makefile.include
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+USEMODULE += msb-430-common
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/msb-430-common/Makefile.include
diff --git a/boards/msb-430h/Makefile.include b/boards/msb-430h/Makefile.include
index c42b46b0632cf43832cdc0830a21090664cb0fe3..2f65afb5d925b39cfa35e882689216bb3cd8bc5b 100644
--- a/boards/msb-430h/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/msb-430h/Makefile.include
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+USEMODULE += msb-430-common
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/msb-430-common/Makefile.include