diff --git a/boards/nrf52832-mdk/Makefile.features b/boards/nrf52832-mdk/Makefile.features
index 3ac7472acb80..a7f25a7de91c 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52832-mdk/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nrf52832-mdk/Makefile.features
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ CPU_MODEL = nrf52832xxaa
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_nfct
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += vdd_lc_filter_reg1
 
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nrf52/Makefile.features
diff --git a/boards/nrf52840-mdk/Makefile.features b/boards/nrf52840-mdk/Makefile.features
index c1d3a9266b23..c7923e357a20 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52840-mdk/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nrf52840-mdk/Makefile.features
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_nfct
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += vdd_lc_filter_reg1
 
 # Various other features (if any)
diff --git a/boards/nrf52840dk/Makefile.features b/boards/nrf52840dk/Makefile.features
index c692d70fb372..f4a3b8fda536 100644
--- a/boards/nrf52840dk/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nrf52840dk/Makefile.features
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += arduino_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += arduino_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_nfct
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += vdd_lc_filter_reg0
diff --git a/cpu/nrf52/Makefile.features b/cpu/nrf52/Makefile.features
index cc71d8687f0e..2e1817d29d5f 100644
--- a/cpu/nrf52/Makefile.features
+++ b/cpu/nrf52/Makefile.features
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += cortexm_mpu
 
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c_reconfigure
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi_gpio_mode
-FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_nfct
 
 # On top of the default 1Mbit PHY mode, all nrf52 support the 2MBit PHY mode,
 # and the 52840 does further support the coded PHYs