diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/wapi_smp/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/wapi_smp/defconfig
index 37e67a10835..27c5f353a35 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/wapi_smp/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/wapi_smp/defconfig
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ CONFIG_IOB_NBUFFERS=128
 CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
 CONFIG_NAME_MAX=48
 CONFIG_NETDB_DNSCLIENT=y
+CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_LATEINIT=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_PHY_IOCTL=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_WIRELESS_IOCTL=y