diff --git a/tests/gnrc_tcp/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_tcp/Makefile
index ea2f5faefd..f4302e148f 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_tcp/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_tcp/Makefile
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ CFLAGS += -DGNRC_TCP_MSL=$(MSL_US)
 CFLAGS += -DGNRC_TCP_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_DURATION=$(TIMEOUT_US)
 
 ifeq (native,$(BOARD))
-  USEMODULE += netdev_tap
   TERMFLAGS ?= $(TAP)
 else
-  USEMODULE += stdio_ethos
   ETHOS_BAUDRATE ?= 115200
   CFLAGS += -DETHOS_BAUDRATE=$(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
   TERMDEPS += ethos
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_tcp/Makefile.board.dep b/tests/gnrc_tcp/Makefile.board.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b595b8605c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gnrc_tcp/Makefile.board.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Put board specific dependencies here
+ifeq (native,$(BOARD))
+  USEMODULE += netdev_tap
+else
+  USEMODULE += stdio_ethos
+endif