diff --git a/boards/common/sodaq/include/board_common.h b/boards/common/sodaq/include/board_common.h
index 176eab6de3..3585be63a7 100644
--- a/boards/common/sodaq/include/board_common.h
+++ b/boards/common/sodaq/include/board_common.h
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @name    xtimer configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#define XTIMER_DEV          TIMER_DEV(1)
+#define XTIMER_CHAN         (0)
+/** @} */
+
 /**
  * @brief   Initialize board specific hardware, including clock, LEDs and std-IO
  */