diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/mmcsdspi/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/mmcsdspi/defconfig
index e711c8dccfe..d959840dd72 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/mmcsdspi/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/mmcsdspi/defconfig
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
 CONFIG_MMCSD=y
 CONFIG_MMCSD_SPICLOCK=4000000
+CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
 CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS=8
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/netnsh/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/netnsh/defconfig
index c7b0b7d8614..784fb305546 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/netnsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/netnsh/defconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_CXXINITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
+CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
 CONFIG_NETDB_DNSCLIENT=y
 CONFIG_NETDB_DNSSERVER_IPv4ADDR=0x08080808
 CONFIG_NETDB_HOSTFILE=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/nsh/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/nsh/defconfig
index 0579ffbb9ef..ecbdb6b62e9 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/nsh/defconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_CXXINITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
+CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
 CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS=8
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/ostest/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/ostest/defconfig
index 4796e33983b..a4db4a4c6e1 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/ostest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/ostest/defconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_LIB_BOARDCTL=y
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
+CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
 CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS=8
 CONFIG_PREALLOC_TIMERS=4
 CONFIG_RAM_SIZE=114688
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/pm/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/pm/defconfig
index b2c89ae4bf1..a3a49b01b65 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/pm/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/pm/defconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_CXXINITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
+CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
 CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS=8
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/random/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/random/defconfig
index 88d00181937..80d7bd74c83 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/random/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/random/defconfig
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_CXXINITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
+CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
 CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS=8
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/smp/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/smp/defconfig
index 151dcd07422..ecb1924457a 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/smp/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/smp/defconfig
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_CXXINITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
+CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
 CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS=8
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/spiflash/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/spiflash/defconfig
index fd391d3be5b..8353045abab 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/spiflash/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-core/configs/spiflash/defconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ CONFIG_HAVE_CXXINITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
+CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
 CONFIG_MTD_SMART=y
 CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS=8
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y