diff --git a/doc/doxygen/src/porting-boards.md b/doc/doxygen/src/porting-boards.md
index f1e177a752..8e9a5fda4f 100644
--- a/doc/doxygen/src/porting-boards.md
+++ b/doc/doxygen/src/porting-boards.md
@@ -178,13 +178,13 @@ PROGRAMMER ?= openocd
 
 ## Timer Configurations                            {#board-timer-configurations}
 
-When using high level timers, i.e. `ztimer` there is an overhead in calling
-for @ref ztimer_sleep and @ref ztimer_set functions. This offset can be
+When using the high level timer `ztimer` there is an overhead in calling
+the @ref ztimer_sleep and @ref ztimer_set functions. This offset can be
 compensated for. It can be measured by running `tests/sys/ztimer_overhead`
 on your board, i.e:
 
 ```shell
-$ BOARD=my-new-board make -C tests/sys/ztimer_overhead
+$ BOARD=my-new-board make -C tests/sys/ztimer_overhead flash term
 main(): This is RIOT!
 ZTIMER_USEC auto_adjust params:
     ZTIMER_USEC->adjust_set = xx
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ The last two lines can be added as defines to the new board `board.h`:
 /** @} */
 ```
 
+Alternatively, the pseudomodule @ref pseudomodule_ztimer_auto_adjust can be used
+in an application to enable automatic timer offset compensation at board startup.
+This however incurs overhead both in the text segment and at bootup time.
+
 ## doc.txt                                                          {#board-doc}
 
 Although not explicitly needed, if upstreamed and as a general good
diff --git a/tests/sys/ztimer_overhead/README.md b/tests/sys/ztimer_overhead/README.md
index 0bf1ebc09c..ec416032ad 100644
--- a/tests/sys/ztimer_overhead/README.md
+++ b/tests/sys/ztimer_overhead/README.md
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ ZTIMER_USEC adjust params for dwm1001:
     CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC_ADJUST_SET    6
     CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC_ADJUST_SLEEP  21
 ```
+
+This test application also makes use of the `ztimer_auto_adjust` pseudomodule
+and thereby allows for comparison of the offset values calculated during
+auto-initialization and later during this test.
diff --git a/tests/sys/ztimer_overhead/main.c b/tests/sys/ztimer_overhead/main.c
index 70bce271df..bb43725aa3 100644
--- a/tests/sys/ztimer_overhead/main.c
+++ b/tests/sys/ztimer_overhead/main.c
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ int main(void)
     ZTIMER_USEC->adjust_sleep = 0;
     printf("ZTIMER_USEC auto_adjust params cleared\n");
 
-    printf("zitmer_overhead_set...\n");
+    printf("ztimer_overhead_set...\n");
     ZTIMER_USEC->adjust_set = _ztimer_usec_overhead(SAMPLES, BASE, ztimer_overhead_set);
-    printf("zitmer_overhead_sleep...\n");
+    printf("ztimer_overhead_sleep...\n");
     ZTIMER_USEC->adjust_sleep = _ztimer_usec_overhead(SAMPLES, BASE, ztimer_overhead_sleep);
     printf("ZTIMER_USEC adjust params for %s:\n", RIOT_BOARD);
     printf("    CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC_ADJUST_SET    %" PRIi16 "\n", ZTIMER_USEC->adjust_set);