diff --git a/py/mpconfig.h b/py/mpconfig.h
index 44095bd10b..56495d9156 100644
--- a/py/mpconfig.h
+++ b/py/mpconfig.h
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@
 #ifndef MICROPY_MEM_STATS
 #define MICROPY_MEM_STATS (1)
 #endif
+
+// Whether to support slice object and correspondingly
+// slice subscript operators
+#ifndef MICROPY_ENABLE_SLICE
+#define MICROPY_ENABLE_SLICE (1)
+#endif