diff --git a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1050-evk/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1050-evk/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
index 91e8c4e4d52..a7a2c10cdff 100644
--- a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1050-evk/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1050-evk/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_IMXRT_LPUART1=y
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIBCXX=y
+CONFIG_LIBCXXABI=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_FLOATINGPOINT=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_LOCALTIME=y
 CONFIG_LIBM=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1060-evk/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1060-evk/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
index 8dd80423c89..c98032b28cb 100644
--- a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1060-evk/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1060-evk/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_IMXRT_LPUART1=y
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIBCXX=y
+CONFIG_LIBCXXABI=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_FLOATINGPOINT=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_LOCALTIME=y
 CONFIG_LIBM=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1064-evk/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1064-evk/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
index d73afbf2bde..5d4bf2dd87d 100644
--- a/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1064-evk/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/imxrt/imxrt1064-evk/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_IMXRT_LPUART1=y
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIBCXX=y
+CONFIG_LIBCXXABI=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_FLOATINGPOINT=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_LOCALTIME=y
 CONFIG_LIBM=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/stm32/stm32f4discovery/configs/testlibcxx/defconfig b/boards/arm/stm32/stm32f4discovery/configs/testlibcxx/defconfig
index 83f35795aff..efdf82e4128 100644
--- a/boards/arm/stm32/stm32f4discovery/configs/testlibcxx/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/stm32/stm32f4discovery/configs/testlibcxx/defconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
 CONFIG_HOST_WINDOWS=y
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIBCXX=y
+CONFIG_LIBCXXABI=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_FLOATINGPOINT=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_LOCALTIME=y
 CONFIG_LIBM=y
diff --git a/boards/risc-v/bl602/bl602evb/configs/wifi/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/bl602/bl602evb/configs/wifi/defconfig
index 6ee05c2c10c..c7d45de8f9e 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/bl602/bl602evb/configs/wifi/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/bl602/bl602evb/configs/wifi/defconfig
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ CONFIG_IOB_NBUFFERS=64
 CONFIG_IOB_NCHAINS=32
 CONFIG_IOB_THROTTLE=10
 CONFIG_LIBCXX=y
+CONFIG_LIBCXXABI=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_LOCALTIME=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_PERROR_STDOUT=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_STRERROR=y
diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
index 48138a0426b..86a397f45fa 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/libcxxtest/defconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=4096
 CONFIG_IOB_NOTIFIER=y
 CONFIG_LIBCXX=y
+CONFIG_LIBCXXABI=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_ENVPATH=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_EXECFUNCS=y
 CONFIG_MM_FILL_ALLOCATIONS=y