diff --git a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/defconfig
index 04343e51f541e..70c7193df188c 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/defconfig
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_HPWORK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_LPNTHREADS=1
 CONFIG_SCHED_LPWORK=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_THREAD_LOCAL=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_USER_IDENTITY=y
 CONFIG_SERIAL_UART_ARCH_MMIO=y
 CONFIG_SIG_DEFAULT=y