diff --git a/sys/newlib/Makefile.include b/makefiles/libc/newlib.mk
similarity index 97%
rename from sys/newlib/Makefile.include
rename to makefiles/libc/newlib.mk
index 2e1c6b8cf9..4d8a784a1e 100644
--- a/sys/newlib/Makefile.include
+++ b/makefiles/libc/newlib.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-UNDEF := $(BINDIR)/newlib_syscalls_default/syscalls.o $(UNDEF)
-
 ifneq (,$(filter newlib_nano,$(USEMODULE)))
   # Test if nano.specs is available
   ifeq ($(shell $(LINK) -specs=nano.specs -E - 2>/dev/null >/dev/null </dev/null ; echo $$?),0)
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ NEWLIB_INCLUDE_DIR ?= $(firstword $(wildcard $(NEWLIB_INCLUDE_PATTERNS)))
 # If nothing was found we will try to fall back to searching for a cross-gcc in
 # the current PATH and use a relative path for the includes
 ifeq (,$(NEWLIB_INCLUDE_DIR))
-  NEWLIB_INCLUDE_DIR := $(abspath $(wildcard $(dir $(shell command -v $(PREFIX)gcc;))../$(TARGET_ARCH)/include))
+  NEWLIB_INCLUDE_DIR := $(abspath $(wildcard $(dir $(shell command -v $(PREFIX)gcc 2>/dev/null))/../$(TARGET_ARCH)/include))
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(TOOLCHAIN),llvm)
diff --git a/sys/Makefile.include b/sys/Makefile.include
index 680f655b17..092bb68792 100644
--- a/sys/Makefile.include
+++ b/sys/Makefile.include
@@ -65,8 +65,12 @@ ifneq (,$(filter log_%,$(USEMODULE)))
     include $(RIOTBASE)/sys/log/Makefile.include
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter newlib,$(USEMODULE)))
+    include $(RIOTMAKE)/libc/newlib.mk
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter newlib_syscalls_default,$(USEMODULE)))
-    include $(RIOTBASE)/sys/newlib/Makefile.include
+    include $(RIOTBASE)/sys/newlib_syscalls_default/Makefile.include
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter arduino,$(USEMODULE)))
diff --git a/sys/newlib/Makefile b/sys/newlib_syscalls_default/Makefile
similarity index 50%
rename from sys/newlib/Makefile
rename to sys/newlib_syscalls_default/Makefile
index 586bc62601..48422e909a 100644
--- a/sys/newlib/Makefile
+++ b/sys/newlib_syscalls_default/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-MODULE = newlib_syscalls_default
-
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/sys/newlib_syscalls_default/Makefile.include b/sys/newlib_syscalls_default/Makefile.include
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..419a6feddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/newlib_syscalls_default/Makefile.include
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+UNDEF += $(BINDIR)/newlib_syscalls_default/syscalls.o
diff --git a/sys/newlib/syscalls.c b/sys/newlib_syscalls_default/syscalls.c
similarity index 100%
rename from sys/newlib/syscalls.c
rename to sys/newlib_syscalls_default/syscalls.c