diff --git a/boards/sensebox_samd21/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/sensebox_samd21/include/periph_conf.h
index 546119261b..050f61d970 100644
--- a/boards/sensebox_samd21/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/sensebox_samd21/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ static const spi_conf_t spi_config[] = {
         .miso_pad = SPI_PAD_MISO_3,
         .mosi_pad = SPI_PAD_MOSI_0_SCK_1,
         .gclk_src = SAM0_GCLK_MAIN,
+#ifdef MODULE_PERIPH_DMA
+        .tx_trigger = SERCOM1_DMAC_ID_TX,
+        .rx_trigger = SERCOM1_DMAC_ID_RX,
+#endif
     }
 };