diff --git a/Makefile.features b/Makefile.features
index 05b5df0c51..f34a7bd8c7 100644
--- a/Makefile.features
+++ b/Makefile.features
@@ -31,3 +31,8 @@ FEATURES_CONFLICT_MSG += "Only one GPIO IRQ implementation can be used."
 FEATURES_CONFLICT += periph_usbdev:tinyusb_device
 FEATURES_CONFLICT += periph_usbdev:tinyusb_host
 FEATURES_CONFLICT_MSG += "Package tinyUSB is not yet compatible with periph_usbdev."
+
+# Features provided implicitly
+ifneq (,$(filter netif_%,$(FEATURES_PROVIDED)))
+  FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
+endif
diff --git a/boards/native/common_features.inc.mk b/boards/native/common_features.inc.mk
index cb405da7ba..229a188f6c 100644
--- a/boards/native/common_features.inc.mk
+++ b/boards/native/common_features.inc.mk
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_qdec
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif_ethernet
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += motor_driver
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif_ethernet
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f207zg/Makefile.features b/boards/nucleo-f207zg/Makefile.features
index 0cc2f12a09..adc07443e9 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f207zg/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f207zg/Makefile.features
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif_ethernet
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
 
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f429zi/Makefile.features b/boards/nucleo-f429zi/Makefile.features
index 115f29aff3..0fce446174 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f429zi/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f429zi/Makefile.features
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif_ethernet
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
 
 # load the common Makefile.features for Nucleo boards
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f439zi/Makefile.features b/boards/nucleo-f439zi/Makefile.features
index 6a0f72abbc..5b33844d3e 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f439zi/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f439zi/Makefile.features
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif_ethernet
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
 
 # load the common Makefile.features for Nucleo boards
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f767zi/Makefile.features b/boards/nucleo-f767zi/Makefile.features
index cef84ab51d..0a22806cb3 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f767zi/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f767zi/Makefile.features
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif_ethernet
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
 
diff --git a/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.features b/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.features
index 9e34d364a0..5ae944c4bf 100644
--- a/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.features
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_can
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif_ethernet
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
diff --git a/boards/stm32f746g-disco/features-shared.mk b/boards/stm32f746g-disco/features-shared.mk
index db01f25e0c..d117b6be80 100644
--- a/boards/stm32f746g-disco/features-shared.mk
+++ b/boards/stm32f746g-disco/features-shared.mk
@@ -18,5 +18,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev_hs_ulpi
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif_ethernet
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device