diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 3323dbb0269abde8367f9e05146dd67f5f572b7a..47f9d795bba43ab9972175a674ab1fa4364a0ed5 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -715,6 +715,10 @@ USEPKG += nanocoap
 USEMODULE += gnrc_sock_udp
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter luid,$(USEMODULE)))
+  FEATURES_OPTIONAL += periph_cpuid
+endif
+
 # always select gpio (until explicit dependencies are sorted out)
 FEATURES_OPTIONAL += periph_gpio