diff --git a/esp8266/mpconfigport.h b/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
index 7b3558ffc2..15410f00c5 100644
--- a/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #define MICROPY_MODULE_WEAK_LINKS   (1)
 #define MICROPY_CAN_OVERRIDE_BUILTINS (1)
 #define MICROPY_USE_INTERNAL_ERRNO  (1)
+#define MICROPY_PY_ALL_SPECIAL_METHODS (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_COMPLEX (0)
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_STR_UNICODE (1)
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_BYTEARRAY (1)