diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/src/etc/init.d/init.rc b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/src/etc/init.d/init.rc
index 44d885ea956..d3409b16fae 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/src/etc/init.d/init.rc
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/common/src/etc/init.d/init.rc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH
 service console sh
+   console
    restart_period 1000
 #endif
 
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ service fastbootd fastbootd
 #endif
 
 on init
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSTEM_CDCACM
+   exec -- sercon
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH
    start console
 #endif
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-xiao/configs/combo/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-xiao/configs/combo/defconfig
index b41c3015748..5c77a2a5cfc 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-xiao/configs/combo/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-xiao/configs/combo/defconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_MINIMAL_VECTORTABLE_DYNAMIC=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_NUSER_INTERRUPTS=2
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_XTENSA=y
-CONFIG_BOARDCTL_USBDEVCTRL=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=16717
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
 CONFIG_CDCACM=y
@@ -33,15 +32,19 @@ CONFIG_DEV_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_ESP32S3_GPIO_IRQ=y
 CONFIG_ESP32S3_OTG=y
 CONFIG_ESP32S3_UART0=y
+CONFIG_ETC_ROMFS=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_LEDS=y
+CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
+CONFIG_FS_ROMFS=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXXINITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072
-CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
-CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=4096
+CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="init_main"
+CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=8192
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
+CONFIG_LIBC_EXECFUNCS=y
 CONFIG_LINE_MAX=64
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
 CONFIG_NSH_FILEIOSIZE=512
@@ -50,11 +53,16 @@ CONFIG_PREALLOC_TIMERS=4
 CONFIG_RAM_SIZE=114688
 CONFIG_RAM_START=0x20000000
 CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
+CONFIG_SCHED_CHILD_STATUS=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_START_DAY=6
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=12
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2011
 CONFIG_SYSLOG_BUFFER=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_CDCACM=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH_STACKSIZE=8192
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_NXINIT=y
 CONFIG_USERLED=y
 CONFIG_USERLED_LOWER=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-xiao/configs/usbnsh/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-xiao/configs/usbnsh/defconfig
index f631e45164f..c32c97e7bb3 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-xiao/configs/usbnsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-xiao/configs/usbnsh/defconfig
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_MINIMAL_VECTORTABLE_DYNAMIC=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_NUSER_INTERRUPTS=2
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_XTENSA=y
-CONFIG_BOARDCTL_USBDEVCTRL=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=16717
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
 CONFIG_CDCACM=y
@@ -30,13 +29,17 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_FULLOPT=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS=y
 CONFIG_ESP32S3_OTG=y
 CONFIG_ESP32S3_UART0=y
+CONFIG_ETC_ROMFS=y
+CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
+CONFIG_FS_ROMFS=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXXINITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072
-CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
-CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=4096
+CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="init_main"
+CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=8192
 CONFIG_INTELHEX_BINARY=y
+CONFIG_LIBC_EXECFUNCS=y
 CONFIG_LINE_MAX=64
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
 CONFIG_NSH_FILEIOSIZE=512
@@ -45,9 +48,14 @@ CONFIG_PREALLOC_TIMERS=4
 CONFIG_RAM_SIZE=114688
 CONFIG_RAM_START=0x20000000
 CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
+CONFIG_SCHED_CHILD_STATUS=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_START_DAY=6
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=12
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2011
 CONFIG_SYSLOG_BUFFER=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_CDCACM=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH_STACKSIZE=8192
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_NXINIT=y