diff --git a/boards/airfy-beacon/Makefile.dep b/boards/airfy-beacon/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7de44689f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/airfy-beacon/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += nrfmin
+endif
diff --git a/boards/microbit/Makefile.dep b/boards/microbit/Makefile.dep
index fc67134141..e54ceaf6ec 100644
--- a/boards/microbit/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/microbit/Makefile.dep
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += saul_gpio
 endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += nrfmin
+endif
diff --git a/boards/nrf51dongle/Makefile.dep b/boards/nrf51dongle/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7de44689f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/nrf51dongle/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += nrfmin
+endif
diff --git a/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.dep b/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7de44689f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/nrf6310/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += nrfmin
+endif
diff --git a/boards/pca10000/Makefile.dep b/boards/pca10000/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7de44689f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/pca10000/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += nrfmin
+endif
diff --git a/boards/pca10005/Makefile.dep b/boards/pca10005/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7de44689f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/pca10005/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += nrfmin
+endif
diff --git a/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/Makefile.dep b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/Makefile.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7de44689f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/yunjia-nrf51822/Makefile.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += nrfmin
+endif