diff --git a/boards/risc-v/esp32h2/common/src/esp_board_spiflash.c b/boards/risc-v/esp32h2/common/src/esp_board_spiflash.c
index bf379e8b6fc..61745716752 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/esp32h2/common/src/esp_board_spiflash.c
+++ b/boards/risc-v/esp32h2/common/src/esp_board_spiflash.c
@@ -379,6 +379,13 @@ static int init_storage_partition(void)
       return ret;
     }
 
+  ret = ftl_initialize(0, mtd);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: Failed to initialize the FTL layer: %d\n",
+              ret);
+      return ret;
+    }
 #endif
 
   return ret;