diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index e4b0bf83c3b801aff5e40d8cc3e594d8c24257af..3cb560f094cbf091d63aec0663cab8377e79b798 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter netdev2_tap,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += netif
   USEMODULE += netdev2_eth
+  ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_%,$(USEMODULE)))
+    USEMODULE += gnrc_netdev2
+  endif
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_zep,$(USEMODULE)))