diff --git a/examples/embedding-full/main.c b/examples/embedding-full/main.c
index 73d7ebf45f..5fc31ec638 100644
--- a/examples/embedding-full/main.c
+++ b/examples/embedding-full/main.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static const char *example_2 =
     "help(sys)\n"
     "import os\n"
     "help(os)\n"
+    "print('os.uname():', os.uname())\n"
     "import random\n"
     "help(random)\n"
     "import time\n"
diff --git a/examples/embedding-full/mpconfigport.h b/examples/embedding-full/mpconfigport.h
index 8175b54db0..103172687a 100644
--- a/examples/embedding-full/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/examples/embedding-full/mpconfigport.h
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 #define MICROPY_PY_GC                           (1)
 
 #define MICROPY_PY_SYS_PLATFORM                 "embedded"
+#define MICROPY_PY_OS_UNAME                     (1)
+#define MICROPY_HW_BOARD_NAME                   "embedded"
+#define MICROPY_HW_MCU_NAME                     "C"
 
 // Requires shared/readline/readline.h, don't bother as we have no input.
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_INPUT               (0)