diff --git a/sys/Makefile.dep b/sys/Makefile.dep
index e04fb4e391..917fb7969b 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.dep
+++ b/sys/Makefile.dep
@@ -757,8 +757,4 @@ ifneq (,$(filter auto_init%,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += preprocessor_successor
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter uri_parser,$(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += fmt
-endif
-
 include $(RIOTBASE)/sys/test_utils/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/sys/uri_parser/Makefile.dep b/sys/uri_parser/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e78f49e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/uri_parser/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+USEMODULE += fmt