diff --git a/configs/nios2-generic_defconfig b/configs/nios2-generic_defconfig
index 707ee33..505a2cf 100644
--- a/configs/nios2-generic_defconfig
+++ b/configs/nios2-generic_defconfig
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@
 CONFIG_ALTERA_PIO=y
 CONFIG_ALTERA_JTAG_UART=y
 CONFIG_ALTERA_JTAG_UART_BYPASS=y
+CONFIG_TIMER=y
+CONFIG_ALTERA_TIMER=y