diff --git a/drivers/Makefile.dep b/drivers/Makefile.dep
index 7499d4ea64413263ef522e7090ddf80efe15e0a5..6e853c62cf1c198748169bf50b4c9cb4b8daf437 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile.dep
+++ b/drivers/Makefile.dep
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ ifneq (,$(filter enc28j60,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter encx24j600,$(USEMODULE)))
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_gpio
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_spi
   USEMODULE += netdev_eth
   USEMODULE += xtimer
 endif