diff --git a/boards/arm/mps/mps3-an547/configs/gcov/defconfig b/boards/arm/mps/mps3-an547/configs/gcov/defconfig
index c97dfe12d022c..529e814a9f2a2 100644
--- a/boards/arm/mps/mps3-an547/configs/gcov/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/mps/mps3-an547/configs/gcov/defconfig
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ CONFIG_START_DAY=25
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=4
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2023
 CONFIG_SYMTAB_ORDEREDBYNAME=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_GCOV=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_SYSTEM=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_GETPRIME=y