diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/dropbear/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/dropbear/defconfig
index f6df7341487fe..f6be9e8628f7c 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/dropbear/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/dropbear/defconfig
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ CONFIG_PSEUDOTERM_TXBUFSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_PTHREAD_MUTEX_TYPES=y
 CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
 CONFIG_SCHED_BACKTRACE=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_LPWORK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_SIG_DEFAULT=y