diff --git a/tests/periph_dac/Makefile b/tests/periph_dac/Makefile
index a286f13ce1a6edb8f735b340bcf53f7c7d8ba6c8..359ca0a7097a07e6fae3f99e25a52503fead2b57 100644
--- a/tests/periph_dac/Makefile
+++ b/tests/periph_dac/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ APPLICATION = periph_dac
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
 FEATURES_REQUIRED = periph_dac
-USEMODULE += vtimer
+USEMODULE += xtimer
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/periph_dac/main.c b/tests/periph_dac/main.c
index 1b440deb7dd9af50f3d02288911ded4f676434cd..a3e5352d5f161f2a971590c880a8a5c1e7a30c87 100644
--- a/tests/periph_dac/main.c
+++ b/tests/periph_dac/main.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "board.h"
-#include "vtimer.h"
+#include "xtimer.h"
 #include "periph/dac.h"
 #include "periph/adc.h"
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int main(void)
             write_value = 0;
         }
         /* sleep a little while */
-        vtimer_usleep(DELAY);
+        xtimer_usleep(DELAY);
     }
 
     return 0;