diff --git a/Makefile.features b/Makefile.features
index 1e6de19cf7..7b7731703a 100644
--- a/Makefile.features
+++ b/Makefile.features
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ endif
 # Features that are required by the application but not provided by the BSP and
 # features that are used but blacklisted (prepended with "!").
 # Having features missing may case the build to fail.
-FEATURES_MISSING = $(sort $(filter-out $(FEATURES_PROVIDED),$(FEATURES_REQUIRED)) \
-                     $(call _features_used_blacklisted))
+FEATURES_MISSING = $(sort $(filter-out $(FEATURES_PROVIDED),$(FEATURES_REQUIRED)))
 
 # Features that are only optional and not required at the same time.
 # The policy is to by default use by features if they are provided by the BSP.
@@ -50,6 +49,6 @@ _features_conflicting = $(if $(call _features_used_conflicting,$(subst :, ,$1)),
 #   Return non empty on error
 _features_used_conflicting = $(filter $(words $1),$(words $(filter $(FEATURES_USED),$1)))
 
-# Return features that are used but blacklisted as
-# "!<feature>" ("not feature")
-_features_used_blacklisted = $(addprefix !,$(sort $(filter $(FEATURES_USED), $(FEATURES_BLACKLIST))))
+# Features that are used by the application but blacklisted by the BSP.
+# Having blacklisted features may cause the build to fail.
+FEATURES_USED_BLACKLISTED = $(sort $(filter $(FEATURES_USED), $(FEATURES_BLACKLIST)))
diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index da39ecaadf..7a9ff45f89 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -732,9 +732,6 @@ ifneq (, $(filter all flash, $(if $(MAKECMDGOALS), $(MAKECMDGOALS), all)))
     EXPECT_ERRORS := 1
   endif
 
-  # turn provided but blacklisted features into required "!<feature>"
-  FEATURES_REQUIRED += $(addprefix !,$(sort $(filter $(FEATURES_PROVIDED), $(FEATURES_BLACKLIST))))
-
   # Test if all feature requirements were met by the selected board.
   ifneq (,$(FEATURES_MISSING))
     $(shell $(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_RED)There are unsatisfied feature requirements:$(COLOR_RESET)"\
@@ -742,6 +739,13 @@ ifneq (, $(filter all flash, $(if $(MAKECMDGOALS), $(MAKECMDGOALS), all)))
     EXPECT_ERRORS := 1
   endif
 
+  # Test if no feature in the requirements used is blacklisted for the selected board.
+  ifneq (,$(FEATURES_USED_BLACKLISTED))
+    $(shell $(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_RED)Some feature requirements are blacklisted:$(COLOR_RESET)"\
+                          "$(FEATURES_USED_BLACKLISTED)" 1>&2)
+    EXPECT_ERRORS := 1
+  endif
+
   # Test if any used feature conflict with another one.
   ifneq (,$(FEATURES_CONFLICTING))
     $(shell $(COLOR_ECHO) "$(COLOR_YELLOW)The following features may conflict:$(COLOR_RESET)"\