diff --git a/ports/atmel-samd/mpconfigport.h b/ports/atmel-samd/mpconfigport.h
index ed10da9b9d..3069def33b 100644
--- a/ports/atmel-samd/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/atmel-samd/mpconfigport.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #define CIRCUITPY_MCU_FAMILY                        samd21
 #define MICROPY_PY_SYS_PLATFORM                     "Atmel SAMD21"
 #define SPI_FLASH_MAX_BAUDRATE 8000000
+#define MICROPY_ERROR_REPORTING (MICROPY_ERROR_REPORTING_TERSE)
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_NOTIMPLEMENTED          (0)
 #define MICROPY_PY_FUNCTION_ATTRS                   (0)
 // MICROPY_PY_UJSON depends on MICROPY_PY_IO
diff --git a/py/circuitpy_mpconfig.h b/py/circuitpy_mpconfig.h
index 85e152670a..4c2e33be01 100644
--- a/py/circuitpy_mpconfig.h
+++ b/py/circuitpy_mpconfig.h
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@
 #define MICROPY_ENABLE_FINALISER         (1)
 #define MICROPY_ENABLE_GC                (1)
 #define MICROPY_ENABLE_SOURCE_LINE       (1)
+#ifndef MICROPY_ERROR_REPORTING
 #define MICROPY_ERROR_REPORTING          (MICROPY_ERROR_REPORTING_NORMAL)
+#endif
 #define MICROPY_FLOAT_HIGH_QUALITY_HASH  (0)
 #define MICROPY_FLOAT_IMPL               (MICROPY_FLOAT_IMPL_FLOAT)
 #define MICROPY_GC_ALLOC_THRESHOLD       (0)