diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/knsh/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/knsh/defconfig
index b3e089e9cdc..694a9524999 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/knsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/knsh/defconfig
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ CONFIG_NSH_STRERROR=y
 CONFIG_NUTTX_USERSPACE=0x3c080018
 CONFIG_PASS1_BUILDIR="boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/kernel"
 CONFIG_PREALLOC_TIMERS=0
+CONFIG_RAW_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_STACK_COLORATION=y