diff --git a/tools/unit-test-app/configs/psram b/tools/unit-test-app/configs/psram
index 2184966329..02921a3590 100644
--- a/tools/unit-test-app/configs/psram
+++ b/tools/unit-test-app/configs/psram
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ CONFIG_ESP32_WIFI_IRAM_OPT=n
 CONFIG_ESP_TIMER_PROFILING=n
 # Disable encrypted flash reads/writes to save IRAM in this build configuration
 CONFIG_SPI_FLASH_ENABLE_ENCRYPTED_READ_WRITE=n
+CONFIG_SPIRAM_ALLOW_NOINIT_SEG_EXTERNAL_MEMORY=y
+CONFIG_SPIRAM_ALLOW_BSS_SEG_EXTERNAL_MEMORY=y