diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/dropbear/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/esp32c3/esp32c3-devkit/configs/dropbear/defconfig
index f6be9e8628f7c..4f4eae571250d 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_CHILD_STATUS=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_LPWORK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/dropbear/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/dropbear/defconfig
index e5990f622ce1d..af93cff403fa2 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/dropbear/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/dropbear/defconfig
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ CONFIG_PSEUDOFS_SOFTLINKS=y
 CONFIG_PSEUDOTERM=y
 CONFIG_READLINE_TABCOMPLETION=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_BACKTRACE=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_CHILD_STATUS=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_SIM_NETDEV=y