diff --git a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Kconfig b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Kconfig
index 0538d0e39306..c316e937a4fc 100644
--- a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Kconfig
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ config BOARD
 config BOARD_SIPEED_LONGAN_NANO
     bool
     default y
-    select BOARD_COMMON_GD32V
     select CPU_MODEL_GD32VF103CBT6
+    select BOARD_HAS_HXTAL
+    select BOARD_HAS_LXTAL
+    select HAS_PERIPH_TIMER
+    select HAS_PERIPH_UART
+    select HAVE_SAUL_GPIO
 
 source "$(RIOTBOARD)/common/gd32v/Kconfig"
diff --git a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile
index 1ef58cb7a9fd..f8fcbb53a065 100644
--- a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile
+++ b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 MODULE = board
 
-DIRS = $(RIOTBOARD)/common/gd32v
-
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.dep b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.dep
index c300c5829dcf..a7dc06f36c35 100644
--- a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.dep
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-USEMODULE += boards_common_gd32v
+ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEMODULE += saul_gpio
+endif
 
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/gd32v/Makefile.dep
diff --git a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.features b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.features
index b2dbe080ffd8..090ae88e5a9b 100644
--- a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.features
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 CPU_MODEL = gd32vf103cbt6
 
+# Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
+
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/gd32v/Makefile.features
diff --git a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/include/board.h b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/include/board.h
index 2603f73f436d..f9777eddb972 100644
--- a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/include/board.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#include "macros/units.h"
+#include "board_common.h"
 
 /**
  * @name    LED (on-board) configuration
@@ -53,14 +53,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED_BLUE_PIN        LED2_PIN    /**< LED2 is blue */
 /** @} */
 
-/**
- * @name    Xtimer configuration
- * @{
- */
-#define XTIMER_HZ                   MHZ(1)
-#define XTIMER_WIDTH                (16)
-/** @} */
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/include/periph_conf.h
index 35b0c750c553..7c0a616c38b4 100644
--- a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -20,6 +20,22 @@
 #define PERIPH_CONF_H
 
 #include "periph_cpu.h"
+#include "periph_common_conf.h"
+
+#include "cfg_timer_default.h"
+#include "cfg_uart_default.h"
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_BOARD_HAS_HXTAL
+#define CONFIG_BOARD_HAS_HXTAL  1   /**< The board provides a high frequency oscillator. */
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_BOARD_HAS_LXTAL
+#define CONFIG_BOARD_HAS_LXTAL  1   /**< The board provides a low frequency oscillator. */
+#endif
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_CLOCK_HXTAL
+#define CONFIG_CLOCK_HXTAL      MHZ(8)      /**< HXTAL frequency */
+#endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -29,7 +45,5 @@ extern "C" {
 }
 #endif
 
-#include "periph_common_conf.h"
-
 #endif /* PERIPH_CONF_H */
 /** @} */