diff --git a/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.dep b/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.dep
index 7983ffd731..327585d2b8 100644
--- a/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.dep
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += saul_nrf_temperature
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(findstring nrf52832, $(CPU_MODEL)))
-  # include common nrf52832 dependencies
-  include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf52/nrf52832/Makefile.dep
-else ifneq (,$(findstring nrf52840, $(CPU_MODEL)))
-  # include common nrf52840 dependencies
-  include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf52/nrf52840/Makefile.dep
+ifneq (,$(filter nrf52811xxaa nrf52820xxaa rf52833xxaa nrf52840xxaa,$(CPU_MODEL)))
+  # include dependencies for 802.15.4 radio
+  include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf52/Makefile.nrf802154.dep
+else
+  # include dependencies for BLE
+  include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf52/Makefile.nimble.dep
 endif
diff --git a/boards/common/nrf52/nrf52832/Makefile.dep b/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.nimble.dep
similarity index 65%
rename from boards/common/nrf52/nrf52832/Makefile.dep
rename to boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.nimble.dep
index f2e7315787..a682d92a03 100644
--- a/boards/common/nrf52/nrf52832/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.nimble.dep
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
-  ifeq (,$(filter nrfmin,$(USEMODULE)))
+  ifeq (,$(filter nrfmin nrf802154,$(USEMODULE)))
     USEMODULE += nimble_netif
   endif
 endif
diff --git a/boards/common/nrf52/nrf52840/Makefile.dep b/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.nrf802154.dep
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/common/nrf52/nrf52840/Makefile.dep
rename to boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.nrf802154.dep
diff --git a/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.nrfmin.dep b/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.nrfmin.dep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f791e97d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/common/nrf52/Makefile.nrfmin.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  ifeq (,$(filter nimble_% nrf802154,$(USEMODULE)))
+    USEMODULE += nrfmin
+  endif
+endif