diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 0e3202645b1423ee98788be8fb798c9c6a8896fd..4db804d0606b7ea96fa7b01c1f44c6b1f14833b0 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -520,6 +520,9 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_pktbuf, $(USEMODULE)))
   ifeq (,$(filter gnrc_pktbuf_%, $(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += gnrc_pktbuf_static
   endif
+  ifeq (gnrc_pktbuf_cmd,$(filter gnrc_pktbuf_%, $(USEMODULE)))
+    USEMODULE += gnrc_pktbuf_static
+  endif
   USEMODULE += gnrc_pkt
 endif