diff --git a/drivers/sdmmc/Kconfig b/drivers/sdmmc/Kconfig
index 69277ad7c7..4b9efa06f8 100644
--- a/drivers/sdmmc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/sdmmc/Kconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ config MODULE_SDMMC
     bool "SDIO/SD/MMC interface"
     depends on HAS_PERIPH_SDMMC
     select MODULE_PERIPH_SDMMC
-    select MODULE_ZTIMER_MSEC if !ZTIMER_USEC
+    select MODULE_ZTIMER_MSEC
 
 if MODULE_SDMMC
 
diff --git a/drivers/sdmmc/Makefile.dep b/drivers/sdmmc/Makefile.dep
index e0984f9265..c5f1d53413 100644
--- a/drivers/sdmmc/Makefile.dep
+++ b/drivers/sdmmc/Makefile.dep
@@ -11,7 +11,4 @@ ifneq (,$(filter sdmmc_sdhc,$(USEMODULE)))
   FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_sdmmc_sdhc
 endif
 
-ifeq (,$(filter ztimer_usec,$(USEMODULE)))
-  # enable ztimer_msec backend if ztimer_usec is not enabled
-  USEMODULE += ztimer_msec
-endif
+USEMODULE += ztimer_msec