diff --git a/sys/modules/netlink/Makefile b/sys/modules/netlink/Makefile
index 046ecf5a296..eb166ac42ea 100644
--- a/sys/modules/netlink/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/netlink/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ SRCS =	netlink_module.c netlink_domain.c netlink_io.c \
 	netlink_message_parser.c netlink_message_writer.c  netlink_generic.c \
 	netlink_route.c route/iface.c route/iface_drivers.c route/neigh.c \
 	route/nexthop.c route/route.c
+SRCS+=	opt_inet.h opt_inet6.h opt_route.h
 
 EXPORT_SYMS=
 EXPORT_SYMS+=	nlmsg_get_chain_writer