diff --git a/boards/arm/rp2040/raspberrypi-pico/configs/smp/defconfig b/boards/arm/rp2040/raspberrypi-pico/configs/smp/defconfig
index 14a62deb48d..7f35050e0a2 100644
--- a/boards/arm/rp2040/raspberrypi-pico/configs/smp/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/rp2040/raspberrypi-pico/configs/smp/defconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
 CONFIG_SDCLONE_DISABLE=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS=2
+CONFIG_STACK_COLORATION=y
 CONFIG_START_DAY=9
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=2
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2021