diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3_bringup.c b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3_bringup.c
index bb651c6876..7976845882 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/src/esp32c3_bringup.c
@@ -76,6 +76,17 @@ int esp32c3_bringup(void)
     }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_FS_TMPFS
+  /* Mount the tmpfs file system */
+
+  ret = mount(NULL, CONFIG_LIBC_TMPDIR, "tmpfs", 0, NULL);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: Failed to mount tmpfs at %s: %d\n",
+             CONFIG_LIBC_TMPDIR, ret);
+    }
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEV_GPIO
   ret = esp32c3_gpio_init();
   if (ret < 0)