diff --git a/makefiles/defaultmodules_regular.inc.mk b/makefiles/defaultmodules_regular.inc.mk
index 5dc2fa6e9c..6f5f46584c 100644
--- a/makefiles/defaultmodules_regular.inc.mk
+++ b/makefiles/defaultmodules_regular.inc.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 DEFAULT_MODULE += board board_common_init \
                   cpu \
                   core core_init core_lib core_msg core_panic core_thread \
-                  sys
+                  sys libc
 
 # Include potentially added default modules by the board
 -include $(BOARDDIR)/Makefile.default