diff --git a/cpu/sam3/periph/gpio.c b/cpu/sam3/periph/gpio.c
index ebe7d73a24..c803fa8c21 100644
--- a/cpu/sam3/periph/gpio.c
+++ b/cpu/sam3/periph/gpio.c
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG    (0)
 #include "debug.h"
 
+/**
+ * @brief Bit positions in the GPIO mode value
+ * @{
+ */
+#define MODE_BIT_IO         (0x1)
+#define MODE_BIT_PUE        (0x2)
+#define MODE_BIT_ODE        (0x4)
+/** @} */
+
+#ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
 /**
  * @brief We store 4 bit for each external interrupt line (each pin) that can
  *        mapped to an entry in the exti_ctx table
@@ -41,15 +51,6 @@
  */
 #define CTX_NUMOF           (7U)
 
-/**
- * @brief Bit positions in the GPIO mode value
- * @{
- */
-#define MODE_BIT_IO         (0x1)
-#define MODE_BIT_PUE        (0x2)
-#define MODE_BIT_ODE        (0x4)
-/** @} */
-
 /**
  * @brief Allocation of memory for 7 independent interrupt slots
  */
@@ -65,44 +66,6 @@ static uint32_t exti_map[EXTI_MAP_LENGTH] = {
     0xffffffff, 0xffffffff, 0xffffffff, 0xffffffff
 };
 
-/**
- * @brief Extract the pin's port base address from the given pin identifier
- */
-static inline Pio *_port(gpio_t pin)
-{
-    return (Pio *)(pin & ~(0x1f));
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Extract the port number from the given pin identifier
- *
- * Isolating bits 9 to 12 of the port base addresses leads to unique port
- * numbers.
- */
-static inline int _port_num(gpio_t pin)
-{
-    return (((pin >> 9) & 0x0f) - 7);
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Test if the given port is valid
- */
-static bool _port_valid(Pio *port)
-{
-    if (port == PIOA || port == PIOB || port == PIOC || port == PIOD) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-/**
- * @brief Get the pin number from the pin identifier, encoded in the LSB 5 bit
- */
-static inline int _pin_num(gpio_t pin)
-{
-    return (pin & 0x1f);
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief Get context for a specific pin
  */
@@ -144,6 +107,45 @@ static void _ctx_clear(int port, int pin)
         _write_map(port, pin, CTX_NUMOF);
     }
 }
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief Extract the pin's port base address from the given pin identifier
+ */
+static inline Pio *_port(gpio_t pin)
+{
+    return (Pio *)(pin & ~(0x1f));
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Extract the port number from the given pin identifier
+ *
+ * Isolating bits 9 to 12 of the port base addresses leads to unique port
+ * numbers.
+ */
+static inline int _port_num(gpio_t pin)
+{
+    return (((pin >> 9) & 0x0f) - 7);
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Test if the given port is valid
+ */
+static bool _port_valid(Pio *port)
+{
+    if (port == PIOA || port == PIOB || port == PIOC || port == PIOD) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Get the pin number from the pin identifier, encoded in the LSB 5 bit
+ */
+static inline int _pin_num(gpio_t pin)
+{
+    return (pin & 0x1f);
+}
 
 int gpio_init(gpio_t pin, gpio_mode_t mode)
 {
@@ -161,7 +163,9 @@ int gpio_init(gpio_t pin, gpio_mode_t mode)
 
     /* disable interrupt and clear context (to be safe) */
     port->PIO_IDR = (1 << pin_num);
+#ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
     _ctx_clear(port_num, pin_num);
+#endif
 
      /* give the PIO module the power over the corresponding pin */
     port->PIO_PER = (1 << pin_num);
@@ -191,6 +195,69 @@ int gpio_init(gpio_t pin, gpio_mode_t mode)
     return 0;
 }
 
+void gpio_init_mux(gpio_t pin, gpio_mux_t mux)
+{
+    /* power on the corresponding port */
+    PMC->PMC_PCER0 = (1 << (_port_num(pin) + 11));
+    /* give peripheral control over the pin */
+    _port(pin)->PIO_PDR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
+    /* and configure the MUX */
+    _port(pin)->PIO_ABSR &= ~(1 << _pin_num(pin));
+    _port(pin)->PIO_ABSR |=  (mux << _pin_num(pin));
+}
+
+void gpio_set(gpio_t pin)
+{
+    _port(pin)->PIO_SODR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
+}
+
+void gpio_clear(gpio_t pin)
+{
+    _port(pin)->PIO_CODR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
+}
+
+void gpio_toggle(gpio_t pin)
+{
+    if (gpio_read(pin)) {
+        _port(pin)->PIO_CODR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
+    } else {
+        _port(pin)->PIO_SODR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
+    }
+}
+
+void gpio_write(gpio_t pin, int value)
+{
+    if (value) {
+        _port(pin)->PIO_SODR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
+    } else {
+        _port(pin)->PIO_CODR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
+    }
+}
+
+void gpio_irq_enable(gpio_t pin)
+{
+    NVIC_EnableIRQ((1 << (_port_num(pin) + PIOA_IRQn)));
+}
+
+void gpio_irq_disable(gpio_t pin)
+{
+    NVIC_DisableIRQ((1 << (_port_num(pin) + PIOA_IRQn)));
+}
+
+int gpio_read(gpio_t pin)
+{
+    Pio *port = _port(pin);
+    int pin_num = _pin_num(pin);
+
+     if (port->PIO_OSR & (1 << pin_num)) {
+        return (port->PIO_ODSR & (1 << pin_num)) ? 1 : 0;
+    }
+    else {
+        return (port->PIO_PDSR & (1 << pin_num)) ? 1 : 0;
+    }
+}
+
+#ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_GPIO_IRQ
 int gpio_init_int(gpio_t pin, gpio_mode_t mode, gpio_flank_t flank,
                   gpio_cb_t cb, void *arg)
 {
@@ -241,68 +308,6 @@ int gpio_init_int(gpio_t pin, gpio_mode_t mode, gpio_flank_t flank,
     return 0;
 }
 
-void gpio_init_mux(gpio_t pin, gpio_mux_t mux)
-{
-    /* power on the corresponding port */
-    PMC->PMC_PCER0 = (1 << (_port_num(pin) + 11));
-    /* give peripheral control over the pin */
-    _port(pin)->PIO_PDR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
-    /* and configure the MUX */
-    _port(pin)->PIO_ABSR &= ~(1 << _pin_num(pin));
-    _port(pin)->PIO_ABSR |=  (mux << _pin_num(pin));
-}
-
-void gpio_irq_enable(gpio_t pin)
-{
-    NVIC_EnableIRQ((1 << (_port_num(pin) + PIOA_IRQn)));
-}
-
-void gpio_irq_disable(gpio_t pin)
-{
-    NVIC_DisableIRQ((1 << (_port_num(pin) + PIOA_IRQn)));
-}
-
-int gpio_read(gpio_t pin)
-{
-    Pio *port = _port(pin);
-    int pin_num = _pin_num(pin);
-
-     if (port->PIO_OSR & (1 << pin_num)) {
-        return (port->PIO_ODSR & (1 << pin_num)) ? 1 : 0;
-    }
-    else {
-        return (port->PIO_PDSR & (1 << pin_num)) ? 1 : 0;
-    }
-}
-
-void gpio_set(gpio_t pin)
-{
-    _port(pin)->PIO_SODR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
-}
-
-void gpio_clear(gpio_t pin)
-{
-    _port(pin)->PIO_CODR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
-}
-
-void gpio_toggle(gpio_t pin)
-{
-    if (gpio_read(pin)) {
-        _port(pin)->PIO_CODR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
-    } else {
-        _port(pin)->PIO_SODR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
-    }
-}
-
-void gpio_write(gpio_t pin, int value)
-{
-    if (value) {
-        _port(pin)->PIO_SODR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
-    } else {
-        _port(pin)->PIO_CODR = (1 << _pin_num(pin));
-    }
-}
-
 static inline void isr_handler(Pio *port, int port_num)
 {
     /* take interrupt flags only from pins which interrupt is enabled */
@@ -336,3 +341,4 @@ void isr_piod(void)
 {
     isr_handler(PIOD, PD);
 }
+#endif