diff --git a/tests/external_board_dirs/esp-ci-boards/esp32-ci/esp32-ci.config b/tests/external_board_dirs/esp-ci-boards/esp32-ci/esp32-ci.config
index 4586b7c158..c30b516e1f 100644
--- a/tests/external_board_dirs/esp-ci-boards/esp32-ci/esp32-ci.config
+++ b/tests/external_board_dirs/esp-ci-boards/esp32-ci/esp32-ci.config
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Sets up configuration for openocd
 CONFIG_MODULE_ESP_JTAG=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_ESP_IDF_GPIO_HAL=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_ESP_IDF_HEAP=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_ESP_LOG_STARTUP=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_ESP_LOG_TAGGED=y