diff --git a/arch/riscv/configs/minimal_defconfig b/arch/riscv/configs/minimal_defconfig
index 74637e14caa4..a22d5ded039f 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/configs/minimal_defconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/configs/minimal_defconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CONFIG_EXPERT=y
 # CONFIG_MULTIUSER is not set
 # CONFIG_SYSFS_SYSCALL is not set
 # CONFIG_FHANDLE is not set
-# CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS is not set
+CONFIG_POSIX_TIMERS=y
 
 # CONFIG_BUG is not set
 # CONFIG_BASE_FULL is not set