diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/lilygo_tbeam_lora_gps/configs/gps/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/lilygo_tbeam_lora_gps/configs/gps/defconfig
index 1a7c1600b8..517a72f4d9 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/lilygo_tbeam_lora_gps/configs/gps/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/lilygo_tbeam_lora_gps/configs/gps/defconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ CONFIG_ESP32_UART1_RXPIN=34
 CONFIG_ESP32_UART1_TXPIN=12
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_GPS=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
+CONFIG_GNSSUTILS_MINMEA_LIB=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXXINITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072