diff --git a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/arduino_mkr1300/mpconfigboard.mk b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/arduino_mkr1300/mpconfigboard.mk
index c3d75202bf..abbdbe87ef 100644
--- a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/arduino_mkr1300/mpconfigboard.mk
+++ b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/arduino_mkr1300/mpconfigboard.mk
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ CHIP_FAMILY = samd21
 INTERNAL_FLASH_FILESYSTEM = 1
 LONGINT_IMPL = NONE
 CIRCUITPY_FULL_BUILD = 0
+
+CIRCUITPY_RAINBOWIO = 0