diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f439zi/Makefile.features b/boards/nucleo-f439zi/Makefile.features
index 8abb89362d..8411620c5b 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f439zi/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f439zi/Makefile.features
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CPU = stm32
 CPU_MODEL = stm32f439zi
 
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_adc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_dma
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_eth
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_i2c
diff --git a/boards/nucleo-f439zi/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/nucleo-f439zi/include/periph_conf.h
index aabd705105..febb5ac9e7 100644
--- a/boards/nucleo-f439zi/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/nucleo-f439zi/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ static const eth_conf_t eth_config = {
 #define ETH_DMA_ISR        isr_dma2_stream0
 /** @} */
 
+static const adc_conf_t adc_config[] = {{}};
+
+#define ADC_NUMOF           ARRAY_SIZE(adc_config)
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif