diff --git a/sys/net/if_bridge.c b/sys/net/if_bridge.c
index e67e287bd861..efd50d9c7f4f 100644
--- a/sys/net/if_bridge.c
+++ b/sys/net/if_bridge.c
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ static moduledata_t bridge_mod = {
 };
 
 DECLARE_MODULE(if_bridge, bridge_mod, SI_SUB_PSEUDO, SI_ORDER_ANY);
+MODULE_VERSION(if_bridge, 1);
 MODULE_DEPEND(if_bridge, bridgestp, 1, 1, 1);
 
 /*