diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/smp/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/smp/defconfig
index d3cf21c1e98..74f9c6e32e3 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/smp/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/smp/defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_ESP32_DEVKITC=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP="esp32"
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_ESP32=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_ESP32WROVER=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=2048
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_XTENSA=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=16717