diff --git a/Makefile.defaultmodules b/Makefile.defaultmodules
index fa37f3e551..abb36fa10c 100644
--- a/Makefile.defaultmodules
+++ b/Makefile.defaultmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-DEFAULT_MODULE += cpu core sys
+DEFAULT_MODULE += board cpu core sys
 
 DEFAULT_MODULE += auto_init
diff --git a/Makefile.include b/Makefile.include
index 22dee909ac..525f86fd68 100644
--- a/Makefile.include
+++ b/Makefile.include
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ export CFLAGS += -DRIOT_VERSION=\"$(RIOT_VERSION)\"
 endif
 
 # the binaries to link
-BASELIBS += $(BINDIR)$(BOARD)_base.a
 BASELIBS += $(BINDIR)${APPLICATION}.a
 BASELIBS += $(USEPKG:%=${BINDIR}%.a)