diff --git a/boards/wsn430-v1_4/Makefile.features b/boards/wsn430-v1_4/Makefile.features
index 261f50b429..3d7efc857f 100644
--- a/boards/wsn430-v1_4/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/wsn430-v1_4/Makefile.features
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += config
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = msp430
diff --git a/boards/wsn430-v1_4/include/board.h b/boards/wsn430-v1_4/include/board.h
index cb51c9a9a2..e0673838ca 100644
--- a/boards/wsn430-v1_4/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/wsn430-v1_4/include/board.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2013 Milan Babel <babel@inf.fu-berlin.de>
+ *               2015 Freie Universität Berlin
  *
  * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
  * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
  * @brief       Basic definitions for the Senslab WSN430 v1.4 board
  *
  * @author      Milan Babel <babel@inf.fu-berlin.de>
+ * @author      Hauke Petersen <hauke.petersen@fu-berlin.de>
  */
 
 #ifndef WSN_BOARD_H_
@@ -32,6 +34,21 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Xtimer configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#define XTIMER                      (0)
+#define XTIMER_CHAN                 (0)
+#define XTIMER_MASK                 (0xffff0000)
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Defines for compatibility with hwtimer
+ * @deprecated
+ */
+#define HW_TIMER                    (0)
+
 /*  for correct inclusion of <msp430.h> */
 #ifndef __MSP430F1611__
 #define __MSP430F1611__