diff --git a/boards/mcb2388/Makefile.dep b/boards/mcb2388/Makefile.dep
index 0688b61ce6..ea9b31270f 100644
--- a/boards/mcb2388/Makefile.dep
+++ b/boards/mcb2388/Makefile.dep
@@ -2,3 +2,10 @@ ifneq (,$(filter saul_default,$(USEMODULE)))
   USEMODULE += saul_adc
   USEMODULE += saul_gpio
 endif
+
+# default to mtd_mci if no other MTD backend is selected
+ifneq (,$(filter mtd,$(USEMODULE)))
+  ifeq (,$(filter mtd_%,$(USEMODULE)))
+    USEMODULE += mtd_mci
+  endif
+endif
diff --git a/boards/mcb2388/board_init.c b/boards/mcb2388/board_init.c
index 7ea374ff4e..77b1a0ca14 100644
--- a/boards/mcb2388/board_init.c
+++ b/boards/mcb2388/board_init.c
@@ -22,9 +22,16 @@
 
 #include "board.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
+#include "mtd.h"
 #include "periph/init.h"
 #include "stdio_base.h"
 
+#ifdef MODULE_MTD_MCI
+extern const mtd_desc_t mtd_mci_driver;
+static mtd_dev_t _mtd_mci = { .driver = &mtd_mci_driver };
+mtd_dev_t *mtd0 = &_mtd_mci;
+#endif
+
 void board_init(void)
 {
     /* LEDS */
diff --git a/boards/mcb2388/include/board.h b/boards/mcb2388/include/board.h
index 6546c0ab6d..96baa5c618 100644
--- a/boards/mcb2388/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/mcb2388/include/board.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define BOARD_H
 
 #include "lpc23xx.h"
+#include "mtd.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -104,6 +105,16 @@ extern "C" {
                                             GPIO_UNDEF,     GPIO_UNDEF      }
 /** @} */
 
+/**
+ * @name MTD configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#ifdef MODULE_MTD_MCI
+extern mtd_dev_t *mtd0;
+#define MTD_0 mtd0
+#endif
+/** @} */
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif