diff --git a/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.dep b/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.dep
index e3cf98b794..e2b4474207 100644
--- a/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/same54-xpro/Makefile.dep
@@ -16,3 +16,9 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(filter netdev_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += sam0_eth
 endif
+
+# default to using littlefs2 on the external flash
+ifneq (,$(filter vfs_default,$(USEMODULE)))
+  USEPKG += littlefs2
+  USEMODULE += mtd
+endif
diff --git a/boards/same54-xpro/board.c b/boards/same54-xpro/board.c
index 777a3428db..680fdbc02c 100644
--- a/boards/same54-xpro/board.c
+++ b/boards/same54-xpro/board.c
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ static mtd_at24cxxx_t at24mac_dev = {
     .params = at24cxxx_params,
 };
 mtd_dev_t *mtd1 = (mtd_dev_t *)&at24mac_dev;
+
+#ifdef MODULE_VFS_DEFAULT
+#include "fs/littlefs2_fs.h"
+VFS_AUTO_MOUNT(littlefs2, VFS_MTD(same54_nor_dev), "/nvm", 0);
+#endif
 #endif /* MODULE_MTD */
 
 void board_init(void)