diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/pm/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/pm/defconfig
index c3e5e9050ce..607589c253b 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/pm/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/pm/defconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=15000
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
 CONFIG_DEV_ZERO=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
+CONFIG_FS_PROCFS_REGISTER=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
diff --git a/drivers/power/pm/Kconfig b/drivers/power/pm/Kconfig
index 58c65f7a711..fb2447da872 100644
--- a/drivers/power/pm/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/power/pm/Kconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ config PM_NDOMAINS
 
 config PM_PROCFS
 	bool "PM proc fs support"
+	depends on FS_PROCFS_REGISTER
 	---help---
 		Enable procfs for pm.