diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c6/esp32c6-devkit/configs/sotest/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/esp32c6/esp32c6-devkit/configs/sotest/defconfig
index 2fe32a20076..cd313ff80fa 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c6/esp32c6-devkit/configs/sotest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c6/esp32c6-devkit/configs/sotest/defconfig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=2048
 CONFIG_ARCH_RISCV=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_BOARDCTL_RESET=y
+CONFIG_BOARDCTL_ROMDISK=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=15000
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
 CONFIG_DEV_ZERO=y