diff --git a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/catwan_usbstick/mpconfigboard.mk b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/catwan_usbstick/mpconfigboard.mk
index 8724e0d4bb..61869e6b2d 100644
--- a/ports/atmel-samd/boards/catwan_usbstick/mpconfigboard.mk
+++ b/ports/atmel-samd/boards/catwan_usbstick/mpconfigboard.mk
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ CHIP_FAMILY = samd21
 INTERNAL_FLASH_FILESYSTEM = 1
 LONGINT_IMPL = NONE
 CIRCUITPY_FULL_BUILD = 0
+CIRCUITPY_COUNTIO = 0