diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/cxx/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/cxx/defconfig
index 081899e81cf..ac628ab1b29 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/cxx/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/cxx/defconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIBCXX=y
+CONFIG_LIBCXXABI=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_LOCALE=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_MAX_EXITFUNS=1
 CONFIG_LIBM=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s2/esp32s2-saola-1/configs/cxx/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32s2/esp32s2-saola-1/configs/cxx/defconfig
index c08e834e6ef..091ca51f020 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s2/esp32s2-saola-1/configs/cxx/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s2/esp32s2-saola-1/configs/cxx/defconfig
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIBCXX=y
+CONFIG_LIBCXXABI=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_LOCALE=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_MAX_EXITFUNS=1
 CONFIG_LIBM=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/cxx/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/cxx/defconfig
index cf1d592057c..3c38aa39d33 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/cxx/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/cxx/defconfig
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIBCXX=y
+CONFIG_LIBCXXABI=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_LOCALE=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_MAX_EXITFUNS=1
 CONFIG_LIBM=y