diff --git a/drivers/mpu9x50/Makefile.include b/drivers/mpu9x50/Makefile.include
index 833cb1481e..0231e856f8 100644
--- a/drivers/mpu9x50/Makefile.include
+++ b/drivers/mpu9x50/Makefile.include
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+# include variants of MPU9X50 drivers as pseudo modules
+PSEUDOMODULES += mpu9150
+PSEUDOMODULES += mpu9250
+
 USEMODULE_INCLUDES_mpu9x50 := $(LAST_MAKEFILEDIR)/include
 USEMODULE_INCLUDES += $(USEMODULE_INCLUDES_mpu9x50)