diff --git a/boards/common/microbit/Kconfig b/boards/common/microbit/Kconfig
index b518c19096..1e3c33d740 100644
--- a/boards/common/microbit/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/common/microbit/Kconfig
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 config MODULE_MICROBIT
     bool "BBC micro:bit specific LED matrix handling"
     select MODULE_ZTIMER
-    select MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC
+    select ZTIMER_USEC
     select MODULE_MINEPLEX
diff --git a/drivers/at30tse75x/Kconfig b/drivers/at30tse75x/Kconfig
index a028c4a208..ab2a725cbc 100644
--- a/drivers/at30tse75x/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/at30tse75x/Kconfig
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ config MODULE_AT30TSE75X
     depends on TEST_KCONFIG
     select MODULE_PERIPH_I2C
     select MODULE_ZTIMER
-    select MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC
+    select ZTIMER_USEC
     help
         AT30TSE75x temperature sensor with serial EEPROM.
 
diff --git a/drivers/dsp0401/Kconfig b/drivers/dsp0401/Kconfig
index b34a496efb..00e612c225 100644
--- a/drivers/dsp0401/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/dsp0401/Kconfig
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ config MODULE_DSP0401
     select MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO
     select MODULE_PERIPH_PWM
     select MODULE_ZTIMER
-    select MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC
+    select ZTIMER_USEC
diff --git a/drivers/sgp30/Kconfig b/drivers/sgp30/Kconfig
index 3a1766478d..d9771a0f80 100644
--- a/drivers/sgp30/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/sgp30/Kconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ config MODULE_SGP30
     select MODULE_PERIPH_I2C
     select MODULE_ZTIMER
     select MODULE_ZTIMER_PERIPH_TIMER
-    select MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC
+    select ZTIMER_USEC
 
 config MODULE_SGP30_STRICT
     bool "Strict reading period"
diff --git a/drivers/sm_pwm_01c/Kconfig b/drivers/sm_pwm_01c/Kconfig
index 3fee1c6ad2..6b24b278de 100644
--- a/drivers/sm_pwm_01c/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/sm_pwm_01c/Kconfig
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ menuconfig MODULE_SM_PWM_01C
     select MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO
     select MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
     select MODULE_ZTIMER
-    select MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC
+    select ZTIMER_USEC
     select MODULE_ZTIMER_PERIPH_TIMER
 
 config MODULE_SM_PWM_01C_MA
diff --git a/kconfigs/Kconfig.ztimer_only b/kconfigs/Kconfig.ztimer_only
index 757d7741b2..d509398b26 100644
--- a/kconfigs/Kconfig.ztimer_only
+++ b/kconfigs/Kconfig.ztimer_only
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ config HAVE_ZTIMER_ONLY
     bool
     default y
     select MODULE_ZTIMER if MODULE_XTIMER
-    select MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC if MODULE_XTIMER
+    select MODULE_ZTIMER_PERIPH_TIMER if MODULE_XTIMER
     help
         Indicates that the board cannot generate a clock frequency suitable for
         xtimer and requires ztimer for conversion. ztimer is used as backend.
diff --git a/pkg/driver_sx126x/Kconfig b/pkg/driver_sx126x/Kconfig
index 8233a61e51..ff1b6a291b 100644
--- a/pkg/driver_sx126x/Kconfig
+++ b/pkg/driver_sx126x/Kconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ config PACKAGE_DRIVER_SX126X
     depends on HAS_PERIPH_SPI
     select MODULE_PERIPH_SPI
     select MODULE_ZTIMER
-    select MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC
+    select ZTIMER_USEC
     select MODULE_DRIVER_SX126X_HAL
 
 config MODULE_DRIVER_SX126X_HAL
diff --git a/sys/arduino/Kconfig b/sys/arduino/Kconfig
index 68ba7b80b7..7424271280 100644
--- a/sys/arduino/Kconfig
+++ b/sys/arduino/Kconfig
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ menuconfig MODULE_ARDUINO
     select MODULE_FMT
     select MODULE_ZTIMER
     select MODULE_ZTIMER_MSEC
-    select MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC
+    select ZTIMER_USEC
 
 config MODULE_ARDUINO_PWM
     bool "PWM support for Arduino"
diff --git a/sys/benchmark/Kconfig b/sys/benchmark/Kconfig
index c7f232df64..45bc2f8b38 100644
--- a/sys/benchmark/Kconfig
+++ b/sys/benchmark/Kconfig
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 config MODULE_BENCHMARK
     bool "Simple benchmarks support"
     select MODULE_ZTIMER
-    select MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC
+    select ZTIMER_USEC
     depends on TEST_KCONFIG
diff --git a/sys/event/Kconfig b/sys/event/Kconfig
index 8a66481042..5ce394dac5 100644
--- a/sys/event/Kconfig
+++ b/sys/event/Kconfig
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ choice EVENT_TIMEOUT_IMPLEMENTATION
 config EVENT_TIMEOUT_ON_ZTIMER
     bool "Use ztimer as backend"
     select MODULE_EVENT_TIMEOUT_ZTIMER
-    select MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC
+    select ZTIMER_USEC
 
 config EVENT_TIMEOUT_ON_XTIMER
     bool "Use xtimer as backend"
diff --git a/sys/ztimer/Kconfig b/sys/ztimer/Kconfig
index 2537cb7367..055a9085ef 100644
--- a/sys/ztimer/Kconfig
+++ b/sys/ztimer/Kconfig
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ menu "Clocks"
 config ZTIMER_USEC
     bool "Microseconds"
     select MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC
+    select MODULE_ZTIMER_PERIPH_TIMER
     select MODULE_ZTIMER
 
 config MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC
     bool
-    select MODULE_ZTIMER_PERIPH_TIMER
 
 config MODULE_ZTIMER_MSEC
     bool "Milliseconds"
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ menu "xtimer and evtimer compatibility"
 
 choice
     bool "xtimer compatibility"
-    depends on MODULE_XTIMER && MODULE_ZTIMER
+    depends on MODULE_XTIMER && MODULE_ZTIMER && MODULE_ZTIMER_PERIPH_TIMER
 
 config MODULE_XTIMER_ON_ZTIMER
     bool "ztimer_usec as timer backend for xtimer"