diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/wapi_smp/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/wapi_smp/defconfig
index 3b23021cb7..37e67a1083 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/wapi_smp/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/wapi_smp/defconfig
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS=2
 CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPIFFS_NAME_MAX=48
+CONFIG_STACK_COLORATION=y
 CONFIG_START_DAY=18
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=2
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2021