diff --git a/tools/unit-test-app/configs/test_utils_psram b/tools/unit-test-app/configs/test_utils_psram
index bee6b71a50..2d2475232b 100644
--- a/tools/unit-test-app/configs/test_utils_psram
+++ b/tools/unit-test-app/configs/test_utils_psram
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ CONFIG_IDF_TARGET="esp32"
 TEST_COMPONENTS=test_utils
 CONFIG_ESP_IPC_TASK_STACK_SIZE=3072
 CONFIG_SPIRAM=y
+CONFIG_COMPILER_OPTIMIZATION_ASSERTIONS_DISABLE=y