diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/nsh/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/nsh/defconfig
index c9f134381e5..3b767b25251 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/nsh/defconfig
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_PERROR_STDOUT=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_STRERROR=y
-CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=8
+CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
 CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS_PER_BLOCK=6
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/ostest/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/ostest/defconfig
index 5bb112d0940..e1d91d50df7 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/ostest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/ostest/defconfig
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_PERROR_STDOUT=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_STRERROR=y
-CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=8
+CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
 CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS_PER_BLOCK=6
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y