diff --git a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/feather_m4_can/mpconfigboard.mk b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/feather_m4_can/mpconfigboard.mk
index ecadf211ff..088748a0cc 100644
--- a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/feather_m4_can/mpconfigboard.mk
+++ b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/feather_m4_can/mpconfigboard.mk
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ QSPI_FLASH_FILESYSTEM = 1
 EXTERNAL_FLASH_DEVICES = GD25Q16C
 LONGINT_IMPL = MPZ
 
+CIRCUITPY__EVE = 1
 CIRCUITPY_CANIO = 1