diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/elf/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/elf/defconfig
index aeebcc13090..6ef85fa0471 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/elf/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/elf/defconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_ESP32WROVER=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_USE_TEXT_HEAP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_XTENSA=y
+CONFIG_BINFMT_CONSTRUCTORS=y
 CONFIG_BOARDCTL_ROMDISK=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=16717
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ CONFIG_RAM_START=0x20000000
 CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
 CONFIG_SCHED_HPWORK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_LPWORK=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_STARTHOOK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_START_DAY=6
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=12