diff --git a/tests/hwsim/example-hostapd.config b/tests/hwsim/example-hostapd.config
index 085092afd..2b8ad7f21 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/example-hostapd.config
+++ b/tests/hwsim/example-hostapd.config
@@ -99,3 +99,4 @@ CONFIG_SUITEB=y
 #LIBS_h += -fsanitize=undefined
 #LIBS_n += -fsanitize=undefined
 #LIBS_c += -fsanitize=undefined
+CONFIG_MBO=y
diff --git a/tests/hwsim/example-wpa_supplicant.config b/tests/hwsim/example-wpa_supplicant.config
index 95095a2e2..c22c4b645 100644
--- a/tests/hwsim/example-wpa_supplicant.config
+++ b/tests/hwsim/example-wpa_supplicant.config
@@ -145,3 +145,4 @@ CONFIG_SUITEB=y
 ##LIBS += -fno-sanitize-recover
 #LIBS_c += -fsanitize=undefined
 #LIBS_p += -fsanitize=undefined
+CONFIG_MBO=y