diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c2 b/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c2
index 6cb90db4f55b9d..5e5d596cacb673 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c2
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c2
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ CONFIG_BT_NIMBLE_ROLE_OBSERVER=n
 CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_STATIC_RX_BUFFER_NUM=4
 CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_DYNAMIC_RX_BUFFER_NUM=8
 CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_DYNAMIC_TX_BUFFER_NUM=16
+
+# Enable HKDF in mbedtls
+CONFIG_MBEDTLS_HKDF_C=y
diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c6 b/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c6
index 7ef46707ea5c95..4947bd2fdf276f 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c6
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c6
@@ -62,3 +62,6 @@ CONFIG_ENABLE_OTA_REQUESTOR=y
 
 # Enable chip shell
 CONFIG_ENABLE_CHIP_SHELL=y
+
+# Enable HKDF in mbedtls
+CONFIG_MBEDTLS_HKDF_C=y
diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32h2 b/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32h2
index 55eaa132157df1..c8d20b0e61339d 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32h2
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32h2
@@ -73,3 +73,6 @@ CONFIG_ENABLE_OTA_REQUESTOR=y
 
 # Enable chip shell
 CONFIG_ENABLE_CHIP_SHELL=y
+
+# Enable HKDF in mbedtls
+CONFIG_MBEDTLS_HKDF_C=y
diff --git a/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig_rpc.defaults b/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig_rpc.defaults
index 968efdb31ff16f..ef9e2e510545e9 100644
--- a/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig_rpc.defaults
+++ b/examples/lighting-app/esp32/sdkconfig_rpc.defaults
@@ -50,3 +50,6 @@ CONFIG_EXAMPLE_UART_BAUD_RATE=115200
 CONFIG_EXAMPLE_UART_RXD=3
 CONFIG_EXAMPLE_UART_TXD=1
 CONFIG_ENABLE_PW_RPC=y
+
+# Enable HKDF in mbedtls
+CONFIG_MBEDTLS_HKDF_C=y
diff --git a/examples/shell/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/shell/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults
index b3a0a11721cc3b..a77fbf41167c0c 100644
--- a/examples/shell/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/examples/shell/esp32/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_FILENAME="partitions.csv"
 CONFIG_DEVICE_VENDOR_ID=0xFFF1
 CONFIG_DEVICE_PRODUCT_ID=0x8012
 CONFIG_ENABLE_CHIP_SHELL=y
+
+# Enable HKDF in mbedtls
+CONFIG_MBEDTLS_HKDF_C=y