diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/sta_softap/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
index 1bfcec92d5..b34e2671e9 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-devkit/configs/sta_softap/defconfig
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
 CONFIG_SCHED_LPWORK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_SIG_DEFAULT=y
-CONFIG_SMP=y
-CONFIG_SMP_NCPUS=2
 CONFIG_SPIFFS_NAME_MAX=128
+CONFIG_SPINLOCK=y
 CONFIG_START_DAY=6
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=12
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2011