diff --git a/tests/driver_bmx280/Makefile b/tests/driver_bmx280/Makefile
index 6bacf6e181..28280bd052 100644
--- a/tests/driver_bmx280/Makefile
+++ b/tests/driver_bmx280/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ include ../Makefile.tests_common
 DRIVER ?= bme280_i2c
 
 USEMODULE += fmt
+USEMODULE += xtimer
 USEMODULE += $(DRIVER)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/driver_bmx280/app.config.test b/tests/driver_bmx280/app.config.test
index eaeb37e778..1c765ce9ec 100644
--- a/tests/driver_bmx280/app.config.test
+++ b/tests/driver_bmx280/app.config.test
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 # application configuration. This is only needed during migration.
 CONFIG_MODULE_BME280_I2C=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_FMT=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_XTIMER=y