diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-meadow/configs/nsh/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-meadow/configs/nsh/defconfig
index 0c0c36a32f4..188009b63c1 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-meadow/configs/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-meadow/configs/nsh/defconfig
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_FULLOPT=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS=y
 CONFIG_ESP32S3_GPIO_IRQ=y
 CONFIG_ESP32S3_USBSERIAL=y
+CONFIG_ETC_ROMFS=y
+CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
+CONFIG_FS_ROMFS=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=3072
-CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
-CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=3072
+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
@@ -40,9 +44,13 @@ 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_NSH=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH_STACKSIZE=8192
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_NXINIT=y
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-meadow/configs/usbnsh/defconfig b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-meadow/configs/usbnsh/defconfig
index 390cc3b2521..517173c3ad6 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-meadow/configs/usbnsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32s3/esp32s3-meadow/configs/usbnsh/defconfig
@@ -32,11 +32,15 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS=y
 CONFIG_ESP32S3_GPIO_IRQ=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_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 +49,13 @@ 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_NSH=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH_STACKSIZE=8192
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_NXINIT=y