diff --git a/boards/i-nucleo-lrwan1/Makefile.dep b/boards/i-nucleo-lrwan1/Makefile.dep
index c098354d39..5d45d9f981 100644
--- a/boards/i-nucleo-lrwan1/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/i-nucleo-lrwan1/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
-
+ifneq (,$(filter stdio_uart,$(USEMODULE)))
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
+endif
 ifneq (,$(filter netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += sx1272
 endif
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-g431rb/Makefile.dep b/boards/nucleo-g431rb/Makefile.dep
index f41bf0f86b..2f80f9d9bb 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-g431rb/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/nucleo-g431rb/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
-
+ifneq (,$(filter stdio_uart,$(USEMODULE)))
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
+endif
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-g474re/Makefile.dep b/boards/nucleo-g474re/Makefile.dep
index f41bf0f86b..2f80f9d9bb 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-g474re/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/nucleo-g474re/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
-
+ifneq (,$(filter stdio_uart,$(USEMODULE)))
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
+endif
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-l433rc/Makefile.dep b/boards/nucleo-l433rc/Makefile.dep
index f41bf0f86b..2f80f9d9bb 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-l433rc/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/nucleo-l433rc/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
-
+ifneq (,$(filter stdio_uart,$(USEMODULE)))
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
+endif
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-l496zg/Makefile.dep b/boards/nucleo-l496zg/Makefile.dep
index f41bf0f86b..2f80f9d9bb 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-l496zg/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/nucleo-l496zg/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
-
+ifneq (,$(filter stdio_uart,$(USEMODULE)))
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
+endif
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-l4r5zi/Makefile.dep b/boards/nucleo-l4r5zi/Makefile.dep
index f41bf0f86b..2f80f9d9bb 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-l4r5zi/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/nucleo-l4r5zi/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
-
+ifneq (,$(filter stdio_uart,$(USEMODULE)))
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
+endif
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-l552ze-q/Makefile.dep b/boards/nucleo-l552ze-q/Makefile.dep
index f41bf0f86b..2f80f9d9bb 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-l552ze-q/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/nucleo-l552ze-q/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
-
+ifneq (,$(filter stdio_uart,$(USEMODULE)))
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
+endif
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-wl55jc/Makefile.dep b/boards/nucleo-wl55jc/Makefile.dep
index f41bf0f86b..2f80f9d9bb 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-wl55jc/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/nucleo-wl55jc/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
-
+ifneq (,$(filter stdio_uart,$(USEMODULE)))
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
+endif
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/p-nucleo-wb55/Makefile.dep b/boards/p-nucleo-wb55/Makefile.dep
index f41bf0f86b..2f80f9d9bb 100644
--- a/boards/p-nucleo-wb55/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/p-nucleo-wb55/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
-
+ifneq (,$(filter stdio_uart,$(USEMODULE)))
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_lpuart
+endif
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/makefiles/stdio.inc.mk b/makefiles/stdio.inc.mk
index 2599138eaa..d5d10bce68 100644
--- a/makefiles/stdio.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/stdio.inc.mk
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ ifneq (,$(filter stdio_uart_rx,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter stdio_uart,$(USEMODULE)))
-  FEATURES_REQUIRED += periph_uart
+  FEATURES_REQUIRED_ANY += periph_uart|periph_lpuart
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter stdio_semihosting,$(USEMODULE)))