diff --git a/configs/sandbox_defconfig b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
index af56571f0d0..e96a0d63f70 100644
--- a/configs/sandbox_defconfig
+++ b/configs/sandbox_defconfig
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ CONFIG_WDT_FTWDT010=y
 CONFIG_FS_CBFS=y
 CONFIG_FS_CRAMFS=y
 CONFIG_ADDR_MAP=y
+CONFIG_PANIC_HANG=y
 CONFIG_CMD_DHRYSTONE=y
 CONFIG_MBEDTLS_LIB=y
 CONFIG_ECDSA=y