diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/startup/sdkconfig.ci.no_vfs b/tools/test_apps/system/startup/sdkconfig.ci.no_vfs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f16f62e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/startup/sdkconfig.ci.no_vfs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Disable VFS support
+CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_IO=n
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/startup/sdkconfig.ci.no_vfs_partial b/tools/test_apps/system/startup/sdkconfig.ci.no_vfs_partial
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10d4c49b2e
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+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/startup/sdkconfig.ci.no_vfs_partial
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Disable VFS support except for basic I/O
+CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_SELECT=n
+CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_DIR=n
+CONFIG_VFS_SUPPORT_TERMIOS=n