diff --git a/boards/frdm-kw41z/Makefile.dep b/boards/frdm-kw41z/Makefile.dep
index a73981801a5eee89e5b935091142213aa29098ae..5fa6d7562001ded1c30626f69671d1d5e0fee258 100644
--- a/boards/frdm-kw41z/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/frdm-kw41z/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += saul_gpio
   USEMODULE += saul_adc
+  USEMODULE += fxos8700
 endif
 
 include $(RIOTCPU)/kinetis/Makefile.dep