diff --git a/drivers/Makefile.dep b/drivers/Makefile.dep
index 4607c762813d..f5834ebca6b5 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile.dep
+++ b/drivers/Makefile.dep
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ ifneq (,$(filter at86rf%,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += netif
   USEMODULE += ieee802154
   USEMODULE += netdev_ieee802154
+  ifneq (,$(filter gnrc_netif,$(USEMODULE)))
+    USEMODULE += gnrc_netif_pktq
+  endif
 
   # only needed for SPI based variants
   ifeq (,$(filter at86rfa1 at86rfr2,$(USEMODULE)))