diff --git a/boards/telosb/include/board.h b/boards/telosb/include/board.h
index dd03ca175e..332ef52ef4 100644
--- a/boards/telosb/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/telosb/include/board.h
@@ -99,6 +99,19 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED2_TOGGLE                 (LED_OUT_REG ^= LED2_MASK)
 /** @} */
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Definition of the interface to the CC2420 radio
+ */
+#define CC2420_PARAMS_BOARD   {.spi        = SPI_0, \
+                               .spi_clk    = SPI_SPEED_1MHZ , \
+                               .pin_cs     = GPIO_PIN(P4, 2), \
+                               .pin_fifo   = GPIO_PIN(P1, 3), \
+                               .pin_fifop  = GPIO_PIN(P1, 0), \
+                               .pin_cca    = GPIO_PIN(P1, 4), \
+                               .pin_sfd    = GPIO_PIN(P4, 1), \
+                               .pin_vrefen = GPIO_PIN(P4, 5), \
+                               .pin_reset  = GPIO_PIN(P4, 6)}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif