diff --git a/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl_mutual_auth/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl_mutual_auth/sdkconfig.defaults
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diff --git a/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl_mutual_auth/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c5 b/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl_mutual_auth/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32c5
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+CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_SINGLE_APP_LARGE=y