diff --git a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl.conf b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl.conf
index cd877e038..0be2f1802 100644
--- a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl.conf
+++ b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl.conf
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ CONFIG_SOF_LOG_LEVEL_INF=y
 CONFIG_ZEPHYR_LOG=y
 
 # Zephyr / OS features
+CONFIG_COUNTER=y
 CONFIG_HEAP_MEM_POOL_SIZE=8192
 CONFIG_L3_HEAP=y