diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/smp/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/smp/defconfig
index 4011055737..7c58490cc7 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/smp/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/smp/defconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ CONFIG_NSH_READLINE=y
 CONFIG_READLINE_CMD_HISTORY=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
+CONFIG_STACK_COLORATION=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_SYSTEM=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_TASKSET=y