diff --git a/boards/arduino_101_sss/arduino_101_sss_defconfig b/boards/arduino_101_sss/arduino_101_sss_defconfig
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+CONFIG_ARC=y
+CONFIG_SOC_QUARK_SE_SS=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_ARDUINO_101_SSS=y
+CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC=100
+CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=32000000
+CONFIG_XIP=y
+CONFIG_NANO_TIMERS=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK=y
+CONFIG_CPU_ARCEM4=y
+CONFIG_CPU_ARCV2=y
+CONFIG_ARCV2_INTERRUPT_UNIT=y
+CONFIG_ARCV2_TIMER=y
+CONFIG_IPM=y
+CONFIG_IPM_QUARK_SE=y
+CONFIG_IPM_CONSOLE_SENDER=y
+CONFIG_CONSOLE=y