diff --git a/boards/pinetime/Kconfig b/boards/pinetime/Kconfig
index a9a8ed1bce..2212fb4788 100644
--- a/boards/pinetime/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/pinetime/Kconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ config BOARD_PINETIME
     select HAS_PERIPH_SPI
     select HAS_VDD_LC_FILTER_REG1
 
+    select HAVE_CST816S
     select HAVE_ILI9341
     select HAVE_MTD_SPI_NOR
 
diff --git a/boards/pinetime/Makefile.dep b/boards/pinetime/Makefile.dep
index aee3ae5527..331a4cf3e7 100644
--- a/boards/pinetime/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/pinetime/Makefile.dep
@@ -11,5 +11,9 @@ ifneq (,$(filter disp_dev,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += ili9341
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter touch_dev,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += cst816s
+endif
+
 # include common nrf52 dependencies
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf52/Makefile.dep