diff --git a/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl_ds/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl_ds/sdkconfig.defaults
index 94e282f1d6..48a8a9ebde 100644
--- a/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl_ds/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/examples/protocols/mqtt/ssl_ds/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_CUSTOM=y
 # uses this offset for `esp_secure_cert` and hence this change aligns this example
 # to work on those modules.
 CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_OFFSET=0xC000
+CONFIG_PARTITION_TABLE_SINGLE_APP_LARGE=y