diff --git a/sys/Makefile.dep b/sys/Makefile.dep
index 45ab9f5014..132fee3f80 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/Makefile.dep
@@ -571,6 +571,11 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gcoap_dtls,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += event_timeout_ztimer
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter dsm,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += sock_dtls
+  USEMODULE += xtimer
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter gcoap,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += nanocoap
   USEMODULE += sock_async_event
diff --git a/sys/net/dsm/Makefile.dep b/sys/net/dsm/Makefile.dep
deleted file mode 100644
index d2c6103bdc..0000000000
--- a/sys/net/dsm/Makefile.dep
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += sock_dtls