diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 7bd54f6c647eb7a1f94ca47597ec7f4209c93789..6b03dbea89f8661533a50241ef2a3a55bdc21eb6 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter ng_ipv6_netif,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += ipv6_addr
   USEMODULE += ng_netif
+  USEMODULE += bitfield
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter ng_udp,$(USEMODULE)))