diff --git a/platform/msb430/contiki-msb430-main.c b/platform/msb430/contiki-msb430-main.c
index f7537e5b3..92d9da6a7 100644
--- a/platform/msb430/contiki-msb430-main.c
+++ b/platform/msb430/contiki-msb430-main.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ main(void)
 #endif
 
   rtimer_init();
+  ctimer_init();
 
   /* System services */
   process_start(&etimer_process, NULL);