diff --git a/ports/nrf/boards/simmel/mpconfigboard.mk b/ports/nrf/boards/simmel/mpconfigboard.mk
index 005ec8af2f..b4a1417a53 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/boards/simmel/mpconfigboard.mk
+++ b/ports/nrf/boards/simmel/mpconfigboard.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CIRCUITPY_AUDIOMP3 = 0
 CIRCUITPY_BITMAPTOOLS = 0
 CIRCUITPY_BUSDEVICE = 0
 CIRCUITPY_BUSIO = 1
+CIRCUITPY_COUNTIO = 0
 CIRCUITPY_DISPLAYIO = 0
 CIRCUITPY_ERRNO = 0
 CIRCUITPY_FRAMEBUFFERIO = 0