diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/esp32s3_i2s.c b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/esp32s3_i2s.c
index 9841881103..f21ff64eef 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/esp32s3_i2s.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32s3/esp32s3_i2s.c
@@ -3162,10 +3162,6 @@ struct i2s_dev_s *esp32s3_i2sbus_initialize(int port)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-  flags = spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->slock);
-
-  i2s_configure(priv);
-
   /* Allocate buffer containers */
 
   ret = i2s_buf_initialize(priv);
@@ -3174,6 +3170,10 @@ struct i2s_dev_s *esp32s3_i2sbus_initialize(int port)
       goto err;
     }
 
+  flags = spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->slock);
+
+  i2s_configure(priv);
+
   ret = i2s_dma_setup(priv);
   if (ret < 0)
     {
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/audio/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/audio/defconfig
index eedfc0de17..59efb86383 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/audio/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/audio/defconfig
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ CONFIG_RAM_SIZE=114688
 CONFIG_RAM_START=0x20000000
 CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
+CONFIG_SMP=y
+CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS=2
 CONFIG_SPIFFS_NAME_MAX=128
 CONFIG_START_DAY=6
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=12