diff --git a/drivers/include/periph/timer.h b/drivers/include/periph/timer.h
index 7965e0f846..7dfd77816d 100644
--- a/drivers/include/periph/timer.h
+++ b/drivers/include/periph/timer.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #define PERIPH_TIMER_H
 
 #include "periph_cpu.h"
+/** @todo remove dev_enums.h include once all platforms are ported to the updated periph interface */
+#include "periph/dev_enums.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {