diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 093cf5fc6ae05d62c7e590bf409bad506b625f5c..89bab4b8528336da0cd47d46922791a5183a677e 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_ipv6_netif,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += ipv6_addr
   USEMODULE += gnrc_netif
   USEMODULE += bitfield
+  USEMODULE += vtimer
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_udp,$(USEMODULE)))