diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/src/esp32s3_bringup.c b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/src/esp32s3_bringup.c
index 2ca0f62d90..c301e3dde4 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/src/esp32s3_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/src/esp32s3_bringup.c
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 #include <nuttx/video/fb.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESP32S3_EFUSE
+#  include "esp32s3_efuse.h"
+#endif
+
 #include "esp32s3-devkit.h"
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -86,6 +90,14 @@ int esp32s3_bringup(void)
 {
   int ret;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_ESP32S3_EFUSE)
+  ret = esp32s3_efuse_initialize("/dev/efuse");
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: Failed to init EFUSE: %d\n", ret);
+    }
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_PROCFS
   /* Mount the procfs file system */