diff --git a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/configs/smp/defconfig b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/configs/smp/defconfig
index dac871a16a..f65c77dbe7 100644
--- a/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/configs/smp/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/cxd56xx/spresense/configs/smp/defconfig
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ 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_BOARDCTL_RESET=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=5434
 CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMISRAM=y