diff --git a/tests/periph/selftest_shield/main.c b/tests/periph/selftest_shield/main.c
index ad4316c95f..1cb19dff9e 100644
--- a/tests/periph/selftest_shield/main.c
+++ b/tests/periph/selftest_shield/main.c
@@ -55,10 +55,14 @@
 /* In order to run the periph_uart test all of the following needs to be true:
  * - periph_uart needs to be used
  * - an I/O mapping for the UART at D0/D1 needs to be provided
- * - this UART dev is not busy with stdio
+ * - this UART dev is not busy with stdio (either not using `stdio_uart` or a different UART is used for stdio)
  */
 #if defined(ARDUINO_UART_D0D1) && defined(MODULE_PERIPH_UART)
-#  define ENABLE_UART_TEST (STDIO_UART_DEV != ARDUINO_UART_D0D1)
+#  if MODULE_STDIO_UART
+#    define ENABLE_UART_TEST (STDIO_UART_DEV != ARDUINO_UART_D0D1)
+#  else
+#    define ENABLE_UART_TEST 1
+#  endif
 #  define UART_TEST_DEV ARDUINO_UART_D0D1
 #else
 #  define ENABLE_UART_TEST 0
@@ -790,6 +794,9 @@ static bool periph_uart_rxtx_test(uint32_t symbolrate, uint32_t timer_freq)
     failed |= TEST(memcmp(testdata, serial_buf.data, sizeof(serial_buf.data)) == 0);
     failed |= TEST(serial_buf.pos == sizeof(testdata));
 
+    /* disable UART again, in case it is a shared peripheral */
+    uart_poweroff(UART_TEST_DEV);
+
     return failed;
 }