diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32c2/chip_info.c b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32c2/chip_info.c
index 827e76aa66..74057a5f70 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32c2/chip_info.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/port/esp32c2/chip_info.c
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ void esp_chip_info(esp_chip_info_t *out_info)
     out_info->model = CHIP_ESP32C2;
     out_info->revision = efuse_hal_chip_revision();
     out_info->cores = 1;
-    out_info->features = CHIP_FEATURE_WIFI_BGN | CHIP_FEATURE_BLE;
+    out_info->features = CHIP_FEATURE_WIFI_BGN | CHIP_FEATURE_BLE | CHIP_FEATURE_EMB_FLASH;
 }
diff --git a/examples/common_components/env_caps/esp32c2/Kconfig.env_caps b/examples/common_components/env_caps/esp32c2/Kconfig.env_caps
index b01125aba4..3524ca58b6 100644
--- a/examples/common_components/env_caps/esp32c2/Kconfig.env_caps
+++ b/examples/common_components/env_caps/esp32c2/Kconfig.env_caps
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ config ENV_GPIO_RANGE_MIN
 
 config ENV_GPIO_RANGE_MAX
     int
-    default 20
+    default 18
+    # GPIOs 19/20 are always used by UART in examples
 
 config ENV_GPIO_IN_RANGE_MAX
     int