diff --git a/boards/nxp/rddrone-uavcan146/src/boot.c b/boards/nxp/rddrone-uavcan146/src/boot.c
index 4e58ab733e..475fde0afe 100644
--- a/boards/nxp/rddrone-uavcan146/src/boot.c
+++ b/boards/nxp/rddrone-uavcan146/src/boot.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ void s32k1xx_board_initialize(void)
 
 	board_autoled_initialize();
 #endif
+	ucans32k_timer_initialize();
+
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************