diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/wifinsh/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/wifinsh/defconfig
index 5ada605d30..d3391b6982 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/wifinsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/wifinsh/defconfig
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=3
 CONFIG_NAME_MAX=48
 CONFIG_NETDB_DNSCLIENT=y
 CONFIG_NETDB_DNSCLIENT_NAMESIZE=64
+CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_LATEINIT=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_PHY_IOCTL=y
 CONFIG_NETDEV_WIRELESS_IOCTL=y