diff --git a/drivers/hmc5883l/Makefile.include b/drivers/hmc5883l/Makefile.include
index a9b6f3f0b1..6e5eed0bad 100644
--- a/drivers/hmc5883l/Makefile.include
+++ b/drivers/hmc5883l/Makefile.include
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+# interrupt variant of the HMC5883L driver
+PSEUDOMODULES += hmc5883l_int
+
 USEMODULE_INCLUDES_hmc5883l := $(LAST_MAKEFILEDIR)/include
 USEMODULE_INCLUDES += $(USEMODULE_INCLUDES_hmc5883l)