diff --git a/configs/sandbox_defconfig b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
index a57ab23d9a2..0f01471367d 100644
--- a/configs/sandbox_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ CONFIG_EFI_RUNTIME_UPDATE_CAPSULE=y
 CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK=y
 CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_RAW=y
 CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE=y
+CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ESL_FILE="board/sandbox/capsule_pub_esl_good.esl"
 CONFIG_EFI_SECURE_BOOT=y
 CONFIG_TEST_FDTDEC=y
 CONFIG_UNIT_TEST=y
diff --git a/configs/sandbox_flattree_defconfig b/configs/sandbox_flattree_defconfig
index c20015db47b..db916e6c4e9 100644
--- a/configs/sandbox_flattree_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sandbox_flattree_defconfig
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ CONFIG_EFI_RUNTIME_UPDATE_CAPSULE=y
 CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ON_DISK=y
 CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_FIRMWARE_FIT=y
 CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_AUTHENTICATE=y
+CONFIG_EFI_CAPSULE_ESL_FILE="board/sandbox/capsule_pub_esl_good.esl"
 CONFIG_UNIT_TEST=y
 CONFIG_UT_TIME=y
 CONFIG_UT_DM=y