diff --git a/boards/arm/frdm_k64f/frdm_k64f_defconfig b/boards/arm/frdm_k64f/frdm_k64f_defconfig
index 2b10a978edc..ccc33805b16 100644
--- a/boards/arm/frdm_k64f/frdm_k64f_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/frdm_k64f/frdm_k64f_defconfig
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ CONFIG_OSC_EXTERNAL=y
 
 # Enable MPU
 CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
+CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/frdm_k82f/frdm_k82f_defconfig b/boards/arm/frdm_k82f/frdm_k82f_defconfig
index 5b7565207f5..547fa979d27 100644
--- a/boards/arm/frdm_k82f/frdm_k82f_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/frdm_k82f/frdm_k82f_defconfig
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ CONFIG_OSC_LOW_POWER=y
 
 # Enable MPU
 CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
+CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/hexiwear_k64/hexiwear_k64_defconfig b/boards/arm/hexiwear_k64/hexiwear_k64_defconfig
index 7411925dab4..5f3c7e633fa 100644
--- a/boards/arm/hexiwear_k64/hexiwear_k64_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/hexiwear_k64/hexiwear_k64_defconfig
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ CONFIG_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_PINMUX=y
 CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=120000000
 CONFIG_OSC_LOW_POWER=y
+CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
+CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/ip_k66f/ip_k66f_defconfig b/boards/arm/ip_k66f/ip_k66f_defconfig
index feaa68c7773..29c4e30430c 100644
--- a/boards/arm/ip_k66f/ip_k66f_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/ip_k66f/ip_k66f_defconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ CONFIG_SEGGER_RTT_BUFFER_SIZE_DOWN=64
 
 # Enable MPU
 CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
+CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
 
 # The KSZ8794 needs SPI to get MII registers data
 CONFIG_SPI=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/twr_ke18f/twr_ke18f_defconfig b/boards/arm/twr_ke18f/twr_ke18f_defconfig
index 3980435be07..31224270089 100644
--- a/boards/arm/twr_ke18f/twr_ke18f_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/twr_ke18f/twr_ke18f_defconfig
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=120000000
 
 # Enable MPU
 CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
+CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
diff --git a/boards/arm/twr_kv58f220m/twr_kv58f220m_defconfig b/boards/arm/twr_kv58f220m/twr_kv58f220m_defconfig
index 35232f3bf35..99619a0bec3 100644
--- a/boards/arm/twr_kv58f220m/twr_kv58f220m_defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/twr_kv58f220m/twr_kv58f220m_defconfig
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_HW_CYCLES_PER_SEC=237500000
 
 # Enable MPU
 CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
+CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y