diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_box/sdkconfig b/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_box/sdkconfig
index ead0088da5bb..6884299abe77 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_box/sdkconfig
+++ b/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_box/sdkconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+CONFIG_ESP32S3_SPIRAM_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPIRAM=y
 CONFIG_SPIRAM_MODE_OCT=y
 CONFIG_SPIRAM_SPEED_80M=y
diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_box_lite/sdkconfig b/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_box_lite/sdkconfig
index ead0088da5bb..6884299abe77 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_box_lite/sdkconfig
+++ b/ports/espressif/boards/espressif_esp32s3_box_lite/sdkconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+CONFIG_ESP32S3_SPIRAM_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_SPIRAM=y
 CONFIG_SPIRAM_MODE_OCT=y
 CONFIG_SPIRAM_SPEED_80M=y