diff --git a/sys/Makefile.dep b/sys/Makefile.dep
index 57081a04da..7419b47d05 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/Makefile.dep
@@ -680,12 +680,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter usbus_msc,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += mtd_write_page
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter uuid,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += hashes
-  USEMODULE += random
-  USEMODULE += fmt
-endif
-
 ifneq (,$(filter riotboot_flashwrite, $(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += riotboot_slot
   FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_flashpage
diff --git a/sys/uuid/Makefile.dep b/sys/uuid/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7e9dd7ea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/uuid/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+USEMODULE += hashes
+USEMODULE += random
+USEMODULE += fmt