diff --git a/examples/storage/nvs_rw_value/main/nvs_value_example_main.c b/examples/storage/nvs_rw_value/main/nvs_value_example_main.c
index 47abd43a6e..66205cb770 100644
--- a/examples/storage/nvs_rw_value/main/nvs_value_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/storage/nvs_rw_value/main/nvs_value_example_main.c
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 
 void app_main(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_FREERTOS_SMP
+    printf("Running with SMP FreeRTOS configured.\r\n");
+#endif
+
     // Initialize NVS
     esp_err_t err = nvs_flash_init();
     if (err == ESP_ERR_NVS_NO_FREE_PAGES || err == ESP_ERR_NVS_NEW_VERSION_FOUND) {
diff --git a/examples/storage/nvs_rw_value_cxx/main/nvs_value_example_main.cpp b/examples/storage/nvs_rw_value_cxx/main/nvs_value_example_main.cpp
index 7fa0891c26..18fe25e60a 100644
--- a/examples/storage/nvs_rw_value_cxx/main/nvs_value_example_main.cpp
+++ b/examples/storage/nvs_rw_value_cxx/main/nvs_value_example_main.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 
 extern "C" void app_main(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_FREERTOS_SMP
+    printf("Running with SMP FreeRTOS configured.\r\n");
+#endif
+
     // Initialize NVS
     esp_err_t err = nvs_flash_init();
     if (err == ESP_ERR_NVS_NO_FREE_PAGES || err == ESP_ERR_NVS_NEW_VERSION_FOUND) {