diff --git a/ports/espressif/esp-idf-config/sdkconfig.defaults b/ports/espressif/esp-idf-config/sdkconfig.defaults
index 0fc26c165c76..ed914b98995a 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/esp-idf-config/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/ports/espressif/esp-idf-config/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ CONFIG_PM_ENABLE=y # required for CIRCUITPY_SETTABLE_PROCESSOR_FREQUENCY
 CONFIG_ESP_MAIN_TASK_STACK_SIZE=16384
 # CONFIG_ESP_TASK_WDT_INIT is not set
 # CONFIG_ESP_DEBUG_OCDAWARE is not set
+# CONFIG_ESP_SYSTEM_HW_STACK_GUARD is not set
 # end of ESP System Settings