diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 2a04fe76f..e23725d44 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring uart0,$(USEMODULE)))
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(findstring cc110x_ng,$(USEMODULE)))
+  ifeq (,$(findstring transceiver,$(USEMODULE)))
+	USEMODULE += transceiver
+  endif
+
   ifneq (,$(findstring msba2,$(BOARD)))
   	USEMODULE += cc110x_spi
 	ifeq (,$(findstring gpioint,$(USEMODULE)))