diff --git a/boards/ek-lm4f120xl/include/board.h b/boards/ek-lm4f120xl/include/board.h
index adad110abe..7b7578f3ec 100644
--- a/boards/ek-lm4f120xl/include/board.h
+++ b/boards/ek-lm4f120xl/include/board.h
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ extern "C" {
 #define LED2_TOGGLE         (LED_PORT ^=  LED2_MASK)
 /* @} */
 
+/**
+ * @name    ztimer configuration
+ * @{
+ */
+#define CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC_TYPE    ZTIMER_TYPE_PERIPH_TIMER
+#define CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC_DEV     TIMER_DEV(0)
+#define CONFIG_ZTIMER_USEC_MIN     (8)
+/** @} */
+
 /**
  * @brief   Initialize board specific hardware, including clock, LEDs and std-IO
  */