diff --git a/boards/msbiot/Makefile.dep b/boards/msbiot/Makefile.dep
index 763297ec9570473fce572f5a099928d2aa838dbe..be08a394e325872fae3175c25696461078b2551b 100644
--- a/boards/msbiot/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/msbiot/Makefile.dep
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += saul_gpio
 endif
+# add support for the MPU-9150 as default saul device
+ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += mpu9150
+endif