diff --git a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl.conf b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl.conf
index 57d85f75ef44..80570f1736ab 100644
--- a/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl.conf
+++ b/app/boards/intel_adsp_ace30_ptl.conf
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ CONFIG_L3_HEAP=y
 CONFIG_RIMAGE_SIGNING_SCHEMA="ptl"
 
 CONFIG_FORMAT_CONVERT_HIFI3=n
+CONFIG_FORMAT_U8=y
+CONFIG_PCM_CONVERTER_FORMAT_U8=y
 CONFIG_PCM_CONVERTER_FORMAT_S16_C16_AND_S16_C32=y
 CONFIG_PCM_CONVERTER_FORMAT_S16_C32_AND_S32_C32=y
 CONFIG_PCM_CONVERTER_FORMAT_S16_C32_AND_S24_C32=y