diff --git a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/configs/rndis_smp/defconfig b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/configs/rndis_smp/defconfig
index ea2776fafe6..31d85ccb11e 100644
--- a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/configs/rndis_smp/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/configs/rndis_smp/defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_SPRESENSE=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP="cxd56xx"
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_CXD56XX=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=2048
+CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS_CPU_ACTIVITY=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_USEBASEPRI=y
 CONFIG_AUDIO=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/configs/wifi_smp/defconfig b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/configs/wifi_smp/defconfig
index d7337ba5d08..985d8204554 100644
--- a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/configs/wifi_smp/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/configs/wifi_smp/defconfig
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_SPRESENSE=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP="cxd56xx"
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_CXD56XX=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=2048
+CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS_CPU_ACTIVITY=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_USEBASEPRI=y
 CONFIG_AUDIO=y