diff --git a/examples/protocols/http_server/advanced_tests/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/protocols/http_server/advanced_tests/sdkconfig.defaults
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3c3b14b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/protocols/http_server/advanced_tests/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_LWIP_NETIF_LOOPBACK=y
+CONFIG_LWIP_LOOPBACK_MAX_PBUFS=1
diff --git a/examples/protocols/http_server/persistent_sockets/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/protocols/http_server/persistent_sockets/sdkconfig.defaults
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3c3b14b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/protocols/http_server/persistent_sockets/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_LWIP_NETIF_LOOPBACK=y
+CONFIG_LWIP_LOOPBACK_MAX_PBUFS=1
diff --git a/examples/protocols/http_server/simple/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/protocols/http_server/simple/sdkconfig.defaults
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3c3b14b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/protocols/http_server/simple/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_LWIP_NETIF_LOOPBACK=y
+CONFIG_LWIP_LOOPBACK_MAX_PBUFS=1
diff --git a/examples/provisioning/custom_config/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/provisioning/custom_config/sdkconfig.defaults
index 17ac268d..992010c3 100644
--- a/examples/provisioning/custom_config/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/examples/provisioning/custom_config/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 CONFIG_ENABLE_UNIFIED_PROVISIONING=y
+CONFIG_LWIP_NETIF_LOOPBACK=y
+CONFIG_LWIP_LOOPBACK_MAX_PBUFS=1
diff --git a/examples/provisioning/softap_prov/sdkconfig.defaults b/examples/provisioning/softap_prov/sdkconfig.defaults
index 17ac268d..992010c3 100644
--- a/examples/provisioning/softap_prov/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/examples/provisioning/softap_prov/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 CONFIG_ENABLE_UNIFIED_PROVISIONING=y
+CONFIG_LWIP_NETIF_LOOPBACK=y
+CONFIG_LWIP_LOOPBACK_MAX_PBUFS=1