diff --git a/Makefile.dep b/Makefile.dep
index 303b88858..fd0b79337 100644
--- a/Makefile.dep
+++ b/Makefile.dep
@@ -227,16 +227,6 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_pktdump,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += od
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_pktbuf, $(USEMODULE)))
-  ifeq (,$(filter gnrc_pktbuf_%, $(USEMODULE)))
-    USEMODULE += gnrc_pktbuf_static
-  endif
-endif
-
-ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_pktbuf_%, $(USEMODULE)))
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_pktbuf # make MODULE_GNRC_PKTBUF macro available for all implementations
-endif
-
 ifneq (,$(filter newlib,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += uart_stdio
 endif
@@ -303,6 +293,16 @@ ifneq (,$(filter gnrc,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += gnrc_pktbuf
 endif
 
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_pktbuf, $(USEMODULE)))
+  ifeq (,$(filter gnrc_pktbuf_%, $(USEMODULE)))
+    USEMODULE += gnrc_pktbuf_static
+  endif
+endif
+
+ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_pktbuf_%, $(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_pktbuf # make MODULE_GNRC_PKTBUF macro available for all implementations
+endif
+
 ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netdev2,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += netopt
 endif