diff --git a/configs/defconfig.common b/configs/defconfig.common
index b9d260e5d..039df2191 100644
--- a/configs/defconfig.common
+++ b/configs/defconfig.common
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_STATIC_RX_BUFFER_NUM=8
 CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_STATIC_TX_BUFFER_NUM=8
 CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_CACHE_TX_BUFFER_NUM=16
 CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_CSI_ENABLED=y
-# CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_ENABLE_WPA3_SAE is not set
+CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_ENABLE_WPA3_SAE=y
 # CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_IRAM_OPT is not set
 # CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_RX_IRAM_OPT is not set
 CONFIG_ETH_SPI_ETHERNET_DM9051=y