diff --git a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.include b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.include
index 1ac941091bd9..08b8f4897b4a 100644
--- a/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.include
+++ b/boards/sipeed-longan-nano/Makefile.include
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 PORT_LINUX ?= /dev/ttyACM0
 PROGRAMMER ?= dfu-util
+
+ifneq (,$(filter st7735,$(USEMODULE)))
+  CFLAGS += '-DCONFIG_SIPEED_LONGAN_NANO_WITH_TFT=1'
+endif
+
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/gd32v/Makefile.include