diff --git a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_tiny_defconfig b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_tiny_defconfig
index b8b21a33851..f9a2f477a9d 100644
--- a/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_tiny_defconfig
+++ b/boards/x86/qemu_x86/qemu_x86_tiny_defconfig
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ CONFIG_X86_KPTI=n
 CONFIG_KERNEL_VM_SIZE=0x400000
 CONFIG_KERNEL_VM_BASE=0x0
 CONFIG_KERNEL_VM_OFFSET=0x100000
-CONFIG_X86_KERNEL_OFFSET=0
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+CONFIG_X86_KERNEL_OFFSET=0
+CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING=y
+CONFIG_BACKING_STORE_RAM=y