diff --git a/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.dep b/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.dep
index d14f2bdb7b..a87db0f10c 100644
--- a/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.dep
+++ b/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 ifneq (,$(filter periph_uart_nonblocking,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += tsrb
 endif
+
+# All SAM0 based CPUs provide PM
+USEMODULE += pm_layered
+
+# include sam0 common periph drivers
+USEMODULE += sam0_common_periph
diff --git a/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.include b/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.include
index 1ccbb98c16..d08c446d65 100644
--- a/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/sam0_common/Makefile.include
@@ -31,7 +31,4 @@ LINKER_SCRIPT ?= cortexm.ld
 # define sam0 specific pseudomodules
 PSEUDOMODULES += sam0_periph_uart_hw_fc
 
-# include sam0 common periph drivers
-USEMODULE += sam0_common_periph
-
 INCLUDES += -I$(RIOTCPU)/sam0_common/include
diff --git a/cpu/samd21/Makefile.include b/cpu/samd21/Makefile.include
index 2576ff4ed2..30f4ae9d0c 100644
--- a/cpu/samd21/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/samd21/Makefile.include
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 CPU_ARCH = cortex-m0plus
 CPU_FAM  = samd21
 
-USEMODULE += pm_layered
-
 include $(RIOTCPU)/sam0_common/Makefile.include
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/arch/cortexm.inc.mk
diff --git a/cpu/samd5x/Makefile.include b/cpu/samd5x/Makefile.include
index 4484c2497e..6e33db8efc 100644
--- a/cpu/samd5x/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/samd5x/Makefile.include
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ CPU_FAM  = samd5x
 # flash cannot be divided by two slots while staying FLASHPAGE_SIZE aligned.
 RIOTBOOT_LEN ?= 0x4000
 
-USEMODULE += pm_layered
-
 BACKUP_RAM_ADDR = 0x47000000
 BACKUP_RAM_LEN  = 0x2000
 
diff --git a/cpu/saml1x/Makefile.include b/cpu/saml1x/Makefile.include
index c552017b2d..5f85fa02ea 100644
--- a/cpu/saml1x/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/saml1x/Makefile.include
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 CPU_ARCH = cortex-m23
 
-USEMODULE += pm_layered
-
 include $(RIOTCPU)/sam0_common/Makefile.include
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/arch/cortexm.inc.mk
diff --git a/cpu/saml21/Makefile.include b/cpu/saml21/Makefile.include
index f42f494a78..233886256a 100644
--- a/cpu/saml21/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/saml21/Makefile.include
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 CPU_ARCH = cortex-m0plus
 CPU_FAM  = saml21
 
-USEMODULE += pm_layered
-
 ifneq (,$(filter saml21j18b saml21j18a samr30g18a samr34j18b,$(CPU_MODEL)))
   BACKUP_RAM_ADDR = 0x30000000
   BACKUP_RAM_LEN  = 0x2000