diff --git a/boards/pttu/Makefile.features b/boards/pttu/Makefile.features
index d88a55619b..a73d270b88 100644
--- a/boards/pttu/Makefile.features
+++ b/boards/pttu/Makefile.features
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_MCU_GROUP = arm7
diff --git a/boards/pttu/include/board.h b/boards/pttu/include/board.h
index 76e7b7c706..e9efae4775 100644
--- a/boards/pttu/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/pttu/include/board.h
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ void bl_init_clks(void);
 #define STDIO_RX_BUFSIZE    (64U)
 /** @} */
 
+/**
+ * @brief Deprecated HW_TIMER definition (to be removed)
+ */
+#define HW_TIMER             TIMER_DEV(0)
+
 /**
  * @name dummy-defines for LEDs
  * @{
diff --git a/boards/pttu/include/periph_conf.h b/boards/pttu/include/periph_conf.h
index 1998dd03a7..bc66266dc4 100644
--- a/boards/pttu/include/periph_conf.h
+++ b/boards/pttu/include/periph_conf.h
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * @brief   Clock configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#define CLOCK_CORECLOCK     (72000000U)         /* the msba2 runs with 72MHz */
+
+#define CLOCK_PCLK          (CLOCK_CORECLOCK)
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Timer configuration, select a number from 1 to 4
+ * @{
+ */
+#define TIMER_NUMOF         (1U)
+/** @} */
+
 /**
  * @brief PWM device and pinout configuration
  */