diff --git a/cpu/sam0_common/sam0_eth/Kconfig b/cpu/sam0_common/sam0_eth/Kconfig
index 8ff682f980..6a8d1b5602 100644
--- a/cpu/sam0_common/sam0_eth/Kconfig
+++ b/cpu/sam0_common/sam0_eth/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config MODULE_SAM0_ETH
     depends on CPU_COMMON_SAM0
     depends on HAS_PERIPH_ETH
     select MODULE_NETDEV_ETH
+    select MODULE_NETDEV_LEGACY_API
     select MODULE_NETOPT
     select MODULE_IOLIST
     select MODULE_PERIPH_ETH
diff --git a/cpu/stm32/periph/Kconfig.eth b/cpu/stm32/periph/Kconfig.eth
index cbdfe85555..14aaad0367 100644
--- a/cpu/stm32/periph/Kconfig.eth
+++ b/cpu/stm32/periph/Kconfig.eth
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ menuconfig MODULE_STM32_ETH
     depends on HAS_PERIPH_ETH
     select MODULE_PERIPH_ETH
     select MODULE_NETDEV_ETH
+    select MODULE_NETDEV_LEGACY_API
     select MODULE_IOLIST
     select MODULE_ZTIMER
     select MODULE_ZTIMER_MSEC