diff --git a/sys/Makefile.dep b/sys/Makefile.dep
index fd49dda60f..bce1e73eb6 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/Makefile.dep
@@ -33,26 +33,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter congure_%,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += congure
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter congure_abe,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += congure_reno_methods
-endif
-
-ifneq (,$(filter congure_quic,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += ztimer_msec
-endif
-
-ifneq (,$(filter congure_test,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += fmt
-endif
-
-ifneq (,$(filter congure_reno,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += congure_reno_methods
-endif
-
-ifneq (,$(filter congure_reno_methods,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += seq
-endif
-
 ifneq (,$(filter crc16_fast,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += checksum
 endif
diff --git a/sys/congure/Makefile.dep b/sys/congure/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4dce4661ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/congure/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter congure_abe,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += congure_reno_methods
+endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter congure_quic,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += ztimer_msec
+endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter congure_test,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += fmt
+endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter congure_reno,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += congure_reno_methods
+endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter congure_reno_methods,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += seq
+endif