diff --git a/samples/msp430-unknown-elf/crosstool.config b/samples/msp430-unknown-elf/crosstool.config
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f25ed8bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/msp430-unknown-elf/crosstool.config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CT_ARCH_msp430=y
+CT_DEBUG_gdb=y
diff --git a/samples/msp430-unknown-elf/reported.by b/samples/msp430-unknown-elf/reported.by
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2518b7729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/msp430-unknown-elf/reported.by
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+reporter_name="Andrew Wygle"
+reporter_url="https://github.com/awygle"
+reporter_comment="MSP430 16-bit toolchain"
diff --git a/scripts/build/arch/msp430.sh b/scripts/build/arch/msp430.sh
index 3da731d53..8edb72a75 100644
--- a/scripts/build/arch/msp430.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/arch/msp430.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@
 
 CT_DoArchTupleValues() {
     CT_TARGET_ARCH="${CT_ARCH}"
-    CT_TARGET_SKIP_CONFIG_SUB="y"
 }