diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/elf/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/elf/defconfig
index 6ef85fa047..3e8c17c258 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/elf/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/esp32-devkitc/configs/elf/defconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ CONFIG_BINFMT_CONSTRUCTORS=y
 CONFIG_BOARDCTL_ROMDISK=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=16717
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_FULLOPT=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS=y
 CONFIG_ELF=y
 CONFIG_ESP32_IRAM_HEAP=y
 CONFIG_ESP32_UART0=y
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_HPWORK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_LPWORK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_STARTHOOK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
+CONFIG_STACK_COLORATION=y
 CONFIG_START_DAY=6
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=12
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2011