diff --git a/components/esp_driver_pcnt/test_apps/pulse_cnt/main/CMakeLists.txt b/components/esp_driver_pcnt/test_apps/pulse_cnt/main/CMakeLists.txt
index 043307bcb3..46cef03b9a 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_pcnt/test_apps/pulse_cnt/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/esp_driver_pcnt/test_apps/pulse_cnt/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ endif()
 # In order for the cases defined by `TEST_CASE` to be linked into the final elf,
 # the component can be registered as WHOLE_ARCHIVE
 idf_component_register(SRCS ${srcs}
-                       PRIV_REQUIRES unity esp_driver_pcnt esp_driver_gpio spi_flash
+                       PRIV_REQUIRES unity esp_driver_pcnt esp_driver_gpio spi_flash esp_psram
                        WHOLE_ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_pcnt/test_apps/pulse_cnt/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4 b/components/esp_driver_pcnt/test_apps/pulse_cnt/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2699b2221
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_driver_pcnt/test_apps/pulse_cnt/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CONFIG_SPIRAM=y
+CONFIG_SPIRAM_MODE_HEX=y
+CONFIG_SPIRAM_MALLOC_ALWAYSINTERNAL=0