diff --git a/sys/Makefile.dep b/sys/Makefile.dep
index 903ea3ee33..f7bd98dafa 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/Makefile.dep
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter debug_irq_disable,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += fmt
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter eepreg,$(USEMODULE)))
-  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_eeprom
-endif
-
 ifneq (,$(filter fmt_table,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += fmt
 endif
diff --git a/sys/eepreg/Makefile.dep b/sys/eepreg/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5dc182e004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/eepreg/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_eeprom