diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index d6ec40a171adb89e22a6cdbaf0116b969cc45478..036aa78eb31aeee68c466ce6bc6bdc27aa4ffeea 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -653,11 +653,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter random,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += luid
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter openthread_contrib,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += openthread_contrib_netdev
-  FEATURES_REQUIRED += cpp
-endif
-
 ifneq (,$(filter asymcute,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += sock_udp
   USEMODULE += sock_util
@@ -731,11 +726,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gcoap,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += sock_util
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter openthread,$(USEPKG)))
-  USEMODULE += openthread_contrib
-  USEMODULE += mbedcrypto
-endif
-
 ifneq (,$(filter luid,$(USEMODULE)))
   FEATURES_OPTIONAL += periph_cpuid
 endif
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/Makefile.dep b/pkg/openthread/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3792eb87f44620202094b4f316f7dacedd99298e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/openthread/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter openthread,$(USEPKG)))
+  USEMODULE += openthread_contrib
+  USEMODULE += mbedcrypto
+endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter openthread_contrib,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += openthread_contrib_netdev
+  USEMODULE += xtimer
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += cpp
+endif