diff --git a/configs/sama5d4-ek/nsh/defconfig b/configs/sama5d4-ek/nsh/defconfig
index bdd18e57e97..0e503c67c9c 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d4-ek/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d4-ek/nsh/defconfig
@@ -417,6 +417,12 @@ CONFIG_SAMA5D4_MB_REVC=y
 # CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_396MHZ is not set
 CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_528MHZ=y
 CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_DRAM_BOOT=y
+CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_HSMCI0_AUTOMOUNT=y
+CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_HSMCI0_AUTOMOUNT_FSTYPE="vfat"
+CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_HSMCI0_AUTOMOUNT_BLKDEV="/dev/mmcsd0"
+CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_HSMCI0_AUTOMOUNT_MOUNTPOINT="/mnt/sdcard"
+CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_HSMCI0_AUTOMOUNT_DDELAY=1000
+CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_HSMCI0_AUTOMOUNT_UDELAY=2000
 CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_MXT_I2CFREQUENCY=400000
 CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_MXT_DEVMINOR=0
 
@@ -811,6 +817,7 @@ CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
 # File system configuration
 #
 # CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT is not set
+CONFIG_FS_AUTOMOUNTER=y
 # CONFIG_DISABLE_PSEUDOFS_OPERATIONS is not set
 CONFIG_FS_READABLE=y
 CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE=y
diff --git a/configs/sama5d4-ek/nxwm/defconfig b/configs/sama5d4-ek/nxwm/defconfig
index 6de02f3a8a6..021ae2a29a2 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d4-ek/nxwm/defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d4-ek/nxwm/defconfig
@@ -411,6 +411,11 @@ CONFIG_NSH_MMCSDSLOTNO=0
 # CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_396MHZ is not set
 CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_528MHZ=y
 CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_DRAM_BOOT=y
+CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_HSMCI0_AUTOMOUNT_FSTYPE="vfat"
+CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_HSMCI0_AUTOMOUNT_BLKDEV="/dev/mmcsd0"
+CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_HSMCI0_AUTOMOUNT_MOUNTPOINT="/mnt/sdcard"
+CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_HSMCI0_AUTOMOUNT_DDELAY=1000
+CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_HSMCI0_AUTOMOUNT_UDELAY=2000
 CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_MXT_I2CFREQUENCY=400000
 CONFIG_SAMA5D4EK_MXT_DEVMINOR=0
 
@@ -807,6 +812,7 @@ CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
 # File system configuration
 #
 # CONFIG_DISABLE_MOUNTPOINT is not set
+CONFIG_FS_AUTOMOUNTER=y
 # CONFIG_DISABLE_PSEUDOFS_OPERATIONS is not set
 CONFIG_FS_READABLE=y
 CONFIG_FS_WRITABLE=y