diff --git a/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/Makefile.dep b/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/Makefile.dep
index 9691ec390ce82e1d0009da63f006a90f227540a1..f566299123e85a4a6c2448196ec3738a7b3c9943 100644
--- a/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/Makefile.dep
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netif_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += kw2xrf
   USEMODULE += gnrc_nomac
 endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += mma8652
+endif