diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 7df41384273c5555b81eb04c7c7e06e414b08fb7..18a0f7af60cb2386d7c13598d8415db2069d3abd 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -372,3 +372,9 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter ltc4150,$(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += xtimer
 endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter pthread,$(USEMODULE)))
+    USEMODULE += xtimer
+    USEMODULE += vtimer
+    USEMODULE += timex
+endif