diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/defconfig b/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
index 2bb01311a..1dd72506f 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE=y
 # wpa_passphrase). This saves about 0.5 kB in code size.
 #CONFIG_NO_WPA_PASSPHRASE=y
 
+# Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE), WPA3-Personal
+CONFIG_SAE=y
+
 # Disable scan result processing (ap_mode=1) to save code size by about 1 kB.
 # This can be used if ap_scan=1 mode is never enabled.
 #CONFIG_NO_SCAN_PROCESSING=y