diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index 8056a026f3..4a6ffc7769 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -662,6 +662,17 @@ endif
 	@$(COLOR_ECHO) '$(COLOR_GREEN)Building application "$(APPLICATION)" for "$(BOARD)" with MCU "$(MCU)".$(COLOR_RESET)'
 	@$(COLOR_ECHO)
 
+# Exported for the benefit of Kconfig
+export USB_VID_TESTING = 1209
+export USB_PID_TESTING = 7D01
+usb_id_check:
+	@if grep --quiet --ignore-case "^$(USB_VID) $(USB_PID)$$" $(RIOTBASE)/dist/usb_id_testing; then \
+		$(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_RED)Private testing pid.codes USB VID/PID used!, do not use it outside of test environments!$(COLOR_RESET)" 1>&2 ; \
+		$(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_RED)MUST NOT be used on any device redistributed, sold or manufactured, VID/PID is not unique!$(COLOR_RESET)" 1>&2 ; \
+	fi
+.PHONY: usb_id_check
+all: | usb_id_check
+
 # The `clean` needs to be serialized before everything else.
 all $(BASELIBS) $(BUILDDEPS) ..in-docker-container: | $(CLEAN)
 
diff --git a/dist/usb_id_testing b/dist/usb_id_testing
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..289c267374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/usb_id_testing
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# This file contains all codes that should trigger the usb_id_check warning
+# about a test PID being used
+
+1209 0001
+1209 0002
+1209 0003
+1209 0004
+1209 0005
+1209 0006
+1209 0007
+1209 0008
+1209 0009
+1209 000a
+1209 000b
+1209 000c
+1209 000d
+1209 000e
+1209 000f
+1209 0010
+1209 7d01
diff --git a/examples/usbus_minimal/Kconfig b/examples/usbus_minimal/Kconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index a31bf18547..0000000000
--- a/examples/usbus_minimal/Kconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-config USB_VID
-    default 0x$(DEFAULT_VID) if KCONFIG_USB
-
-config USB_PID
-    default 0x$(DEFAULT_PID) if KCONFIG_USB
diff --git a/examples/usbus_minimal/Makefile b/examples/usbus_minimal/Makefile
index c4a0d293d4..21f182f584 100644
--- a/examples/usbus_minimal/Makefile
+++ b/examples/usbus_minimal/Makefile
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ USEMODULE += usbus
 USEMODULE += auto_init_usbus
 
 # USB device vendor and product ID
-export DEFAULT_VID = 1209
-export DEFAULT_PID = 7D00
-USB_VID ?= $(DEFAULT_VID)
-USB_PID ?= $(DEFAULT_PID)
+USB_VID ?= $(USB_VID_TESTING)
+USB_PID ?= $(USB_PID_TESTING)
 
 # Change this to 0 show compiler invocation lines by default:
 QUIET ?= 1
@@ -41,12 +39,3 @@ ifndef CONFIG_USB_PID
 else
   USB_PID = $(patsubst 0x%,%,$(CONFIG_USB_PID))
 endif
-
-.PHONY: usb_id_check
-usb_id_check:
-	@if [ $(USB_VID) = $(DEFAULT_VID) -o $(USB_PID) = $(DEFAULT_PID) ] ; then \
-		$(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_RED)Private testing pid.codes USB VID/PID used!, do not use it outside of test environments!$(COLOR_RESET)" 1>&2 ; \
-		$(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_RED)MUST NOT be used on any device redistributed, sold or manufactured, VID/PID is not unique!$(COLOR_RESET)" 1>&2 ; \
-	fi
-
-all: | usb_id_check
diff --git a/sys/usb/Kconfig b/sys/usb/Kconfig
index d4a20f88b7..7317d14098 100644
--- a/sys/usb/Kconfig
+++ b/sys/usb/Kconfig
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ endchoice
 config USB_PID
     hex "Product ID"
     range 0x0000 0xFFFF
+    default 0x$(USB_PID_TESTING) if KCONFIG_USB
     help
         You must provide your own PID.
 
 config USB_VID
     hex "Vendor ID"
     range 0x0000 0xFFFF
+    default 0x$(USB_VID_TESTING) if KCONFIG_USB
     help
         You must provide your own VID.
 
diff --git a/tests/usbus/Makefile b/tests/usbus/Makefile
index 9d6340926c..43abe21364 100644
--- a/tests/usbus/Makefile
+++ b/tests/usbus/Makefile
@@ -6,20 +6,9 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 DISABLE_MODULE += auto_init_usbus
 
 # USB device vendor and product ID
-DEFAULT_VID = 1209
-DEFAULT_PID = 7D00
-USB_VID ?= $(DEFAULT_VID)
-USB_PID ?= $(DEFAULT_PID)
+USB_VID ?= $(USB_VID_TESTING)
+USB_PID ?= $(USB_PID_TESTING)
 
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_USB_VID=0x$(USB_VID) -DCONFIG_USB_PID=0x$(USB_PID)
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
-
-.PHONY: usb_id_check
-usb_id_check:
-	@if [ $(USB_VID) = $(DEFAULT_VID) ] || [ $(USB_PID) = $(DEFAULT_PID) ] ; then \
-		$(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_RED)Private testing pid.codes USB VID/PID used!, do not use it outside of test environments!$(COLOR_RESET)" 1>&2 ; \
-		$(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_RED)MUST NOT be used on any device redistributed, sold or manufactured, VID/PID is not unique!$(COLOR_RESET)" 1>&2 ; \
-	fi
-
-all: | usb_id_check
diff --git a/tests/usbus_cdc_acm_stdio/Makefile b/tests/usbus_cdc_acm_stdio/Makefile
index 634bea9503..e3e13039a9 100644
--- a/tests/usbus_cdc_acm_stdio/Makefile
+++ b/tests/usbus_cdc_acm_stdio/Makefile
@@ -6,21 +6,4 @@ USEMODULE += shell
 USEMODULE += shell_commands
 USEMODULE += ps
 
-# USB device vendor and product ID
-DEFAULT_VID = 1209
-DEFAULT_PID = 7D00
-USB_VID ?= $(DEFAULT_VID)
-USB_PID ?= $(DEFAULT_PID)
-
-CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_USB_VID=0x$(USB_VID) -DCONFIG_USB_PID=0x$(USB_PID)
-
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
-
-.PHONY: usb_id_check
-usb_id_check:
-	@if [ $(USB_VID) = $(DEFAULT_VID) ] || [ $(USB_PID) = $(DEFAULT_PID) ] ; then \
-		$(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_RED)Private testing pid.codes USB VID/PID used!, do not use it outside of test environments!$(COLOR_RESET)" 1>&2 ; \
-		$(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_RED)MUST NOT be used on any device redistributed, sold or manufactured, VID/PID is not unique!$(COLOR_RESET)" 1>&2 ; \
-	fi
-
-all: | usb_id_check
diff --git a/tests/usbus_cdc_ecm/Makefile b/tests/usbus_cdc_ecm/Makefile
index 346b8cb0c3..ae7a94bb4d 100644
--- a/tests/usbus_cdc_ecm/Makefile
+++ b/tests/usbus_cdc_ecm/Makefile
@@ -9,36 +9,4 @@ USEMODULE += shell
 USEMODULE += shell_commands
 USEMODULE += ps
 
-# USB device vendor and product ID
-# pid.codes test VID/PID, not globally unique
-export DEFAULT_VID = 1209
-export DEFAULT_PID = 7D00
-USB_VID ?= $(DEFAULT_VID)
-USB_PID ?= $(DEFAULT_PID)
-
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
-
-# Set USB VID/PID via CFLAGS if not being set via Kconfig
-ifndef CONFIG_USB_VID
-  CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_USB_VID=0x$(USB_VID)
-else
-  USB_VID = $(patsubst 0x%,%,$(CONFIG_USB_VID))
-endif
-
-ifndef CONFIG_USB_PID
-  CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_USB_PID=0x$(USB_PID)
-else
-  USB_PID = $(patsubst 0x%,%,$(CONFIG_USB_PID))
-endif
-
-# There is a Kconfig in the app folder, we need to indicate not to run it by default
-SHOULD_RUN_KCONFIG ?=
-
-.PHONY: usb_id_check
-usb_id_check:
-	@if [ $(USB_VID) = $(DEFAULT_VID) -o $(USB_PID) = $(DEFAULT_PID) ] ; then \
-		$(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_RED)Private testing pid.codes USB VID/PID used!, do not use it outside of test environments!$(COLOR_RESET)" 1>&2 ; \
-		$(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_RED)MUST NOT be used on any device redistributed, sold or manufactured, VID/PID is not unique!$(COLOR_RESET)" 1>&2 ; \
-	fi
-
-all: | usb_id_check