diff --git a/examples/suit_update/main.c b/examples/suit_update/main.c
index 2263b43aba..58dbd650be 100644
--- a/examples/suit_update/main.c
+++ b/examples/suit_update/main.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "irq.h"
 #include "net/nanocoap_sock.h"
-#include "xtimer.h"
 
 #include "shell.h"
 
diff --git a/sys/Makefile.dep b/sys/Makefile.dep
index 5bbfc69e12..8fe3156298 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/Makefile.dep
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter suit_transport_coap, $(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += nanocoap_sock
+  USEMODULE += xtimer
   USEMODULE += sock_util
 endif