diff --git a/boards/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3_defconfig b/boards/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3_defconfig
index b49630788c2d..d22d9e08a413 100644
--- a/boards/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/qemu_cortex_m3/qemu_cortex_m3_defconfig
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL=y
 CONFIG_CORTEX_M_SYSTICK=y
 CONFIG_UART_STELLARIS=y
+CONFIG_KERNEL_OBJECT_VERIFY=y
diff --git a/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/qemu_nios2_defconfig b/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/qemu_nios2_defconfig
index 3e493c8b4a23..7c1dbd6245ef 100644
--- a/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/qemu_nios2_defconfig
+++ b/boards/nios2/qemu_nios2/qemu_nios2_defconfig
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE_ON_DEV_NAME="jtag_uart0"
 CONFIG_INCLUDE_RESET_VECTOR=n
 CONFIG_EXTRA_EXCEPTION_INFO=y
+CONFIG_KERNEL_OBJECT_VERIFY=y
diff --git a/boards/riscv32/qemu_riscv32/qemu_riscv32_defconfig b/boards/riscv32/qemu_riscv32/qemu_riscv32_defconfig
index 3bd624c0a06f..672a2de17be0 100644
--- a/boards/riscv32/qemu_riscv32/qemu_riscv32_defconfig
+++ b/boards/riscv32/qemu_riscv32/qemu_riscv32_defconfig
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE_ON_DEV_NAME="uart0"
 CONFIG_RISCV_MACHINE_TIMER=y
 CONFIG_BOOT_BANNER=y
+CONFIG_KERNEL_OBJECT_VERIFY=y
diff --git a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_defconfig b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_defconfig
index a764b61e31d3..eb4c3589612d 100644
--- a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_defconfig
+++ b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_defconfig
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=25000000
 CONFIG_TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR=y
 CONFIG_XIP=y
 CONFIG_X86_MMU=y
+CONFIG_KERNEL_OBJECT_VERIFY=y
diff --git a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_iamcu_defconfig b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_iamcu_defconfig
index 46d40d6dcb87..9281aa8e2c2e 100644
--- a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_iamcu_defconfig
+++ b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_iamcu_defconfig
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ CONFIG_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT="iamcu"
 CONFIG_X86_IAMCU=y
 CONFIG_XIP=y
 CONFIG_X86_MMU=y
+CONFIG_KERNEL_OBJECT_VERIFY=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/qemu_xtensa/qemu_xtensa_defconfig b/boards/xtensa/qemu_xtensa/qemu_xtensa_defconfig
index 5226022559a8..143b3ac538ef 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/qemu_xtensa/qemu_xtensa_defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/qemu_xtensa/qemu_xtensa_defconfig
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
 CONFIG_SOC_XTENSA_SAMPLE_CONTROLLER=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=10000000
 CONFIG_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT=""
+CONFIG_KERNEL_OBJECT_VERIFY=y