diff --git a/examples/peripherals/rmt/onewire/main/onewire_example_main.c b/examples/peripherals/rmt/onewire/main/onewire_example_main.c
index d3c3b414b6..0c1d2ba692 100644
--- a/examples/peripherals/rmt/onewire/main/onewire_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/peripherals/rmt/onewire/main/onewire_example_main.c
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ void app_main(void)
     onewire_bus_handle_t bus;
     onewire_bus_config_t bus_config = {
         .bus_gpio_num = EXAMPLE_ONEWIRE_BUS_GPIO,
+        .flags = {
+            .en_pull_up = true, // enable the internal pull-up resistor in case the external device didn't have one
+        }
     };
     onewire_bus_rmt_config_t rmt_config = {
         .max_rx_bytes = 10, // 1byte ROM command + 8byte ROM number + 1byte device command