diff --git a/boards/b-l072z-lrwan1/Makefile.dep b/boards/b-l072z-lrwan1/Makefile.dep
index 5472bf8b8d8fd463a18815c0f10e5d348f90fe51..52861764e82441af6ca8d2160b54a9cc49fb7640 100644
--- a/boards/b-l072z-lrwan1/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/b-l072z-lrwan1/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += sx1276
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += saul_gpio
 endif
diff --git a/examples/default/Makefile b/examples/default/Makefile
index 6043c2984a4971bed9b16cddf13d0322f7be2949..a61a88525251caab89d68aa6ec4bfdddd6c6b0e7 100644
--- a/examples/default/Makefile
+++ b/examples/default/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ USEMODULE += ps
 # include and auto-initialize all available sensors
 USEMODULE += saul_default
 
-BOARD_PROVIDES_NETIF := airfy-beacon cc2538dk fox iotlab-m3 iotlab-a8-m3 mulle \
+BOARD_PROVIDES_NETIF := airfy-beacon b-l072z-lrwan1 cc2538dk fox iotlab-m3 iotlab-a8-m3 mulle \
         microbit native nrf51dongle nrf52dk nrf6310 openmote-cc2538 pba-d-01-kw2x \
         remote-pa remote-reva samr21-xpro \
         spark-core telosb yunjia-nrf51822 z1