diff --git a/boards/esp32-heltec-lora32-v2/Makefile.dep b/boards/esp32-heltec-lora32-v2/Makefile.dep
index 29d6c99ba8ee..e8b2b0b3b2c1 100644
--- a/boards/esp32-heltec-lora32-v2/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/esp32-heltec-lora32-v2/Makefile.dep
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += sx1276
+endif
+
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/esp32/Makefile.dep