diff --git a/sys/arduino/Kconfig b/sys/arduino/Kconfig
index e14b23759b..9f1ae34981 100644
--- a/sys/arduino/Kconfig
+++ b/sys/arduino/Kconfig
@@ -5,14 +5,24 @@
 # directory for more details.
 #
 
+config MODULE_ARDUINO_SKETCHES
+    bool
+
 menuconfig MODULE_ARDUINO
     bool "Arduino support"
     imply MODULE_ARDUINO_PWM
     imply MODULE_PERIPH_ADC
+    imply MODULE_PERIPH_I2C
+    imply MODULE_PERIPH_SPI
     depends on HAS_ARDUINO
     depends on HAS_PERIPH_GPIO
     depends on TEST_KCONFIG
     select MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO
+    select MODULE_ARDUINO_SKETCHES
+    select MODULE_FMT
+    select MODULE_ZTIMER
+    select MODULE_ZTIMER_MSEC
+    select MODULE_ZTIMER_USEC
 
 config MODULE_ARDUINO_PWM
     bool "PWM support for Arduino"
diff --git a/tests/periph_gpio_arduino/app.config.test b/tests/periph_gpio_arduino/app.config.test
index 8aa13b683f..7b56244a34 100644
--- a/tests/periph_gpio_arduino/app.config.test
+++ b/tests/periph_gpio_arduino/app.config.test
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 CONFIG_MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_SHELL=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_ARDUINO=y
-CONFIG_MODULE_XTIMER=y