diff --git a/pico_w/wifi/freertos/iperf/FreeRTOSConfig.h b/pico_w/wifi/freertos/iperf/FreeRTOSConfig.h
index f9f075d84..9203fff2b 100644
--- a/pico_w/wifi/freertos/iperf/FreeRTOSConfig.h
+++ b/pico_w/wifi/freertos/iperf/FreeRTOSConfig.h
@@ -105,9 +105,11 @@
 #if FREE_RTOS_KERNEL_SMP // set by the RP2040 SMP port of FreeRTOS
 /* SMP port only */
 #define configNUM_CORES                         2
+#define configNUMBER_OF_CORES                   configNUM_CORES
 #define configTICK_CORE                         0
 #define configRUN_MULTIPLE_PRIORITIES           1
 #define configUSE_CORE_AFFINITY                 1
+#define configUSE_MINIMAL_IDLE_HOOK             0
 #endif
 
 /* RP2040 specific */
diff --git a/pico_w/wifi/freertos/ping/FreeRTOSConfig.h b/pico_w/wifi/freertos/ping/FreeRTOSConfig.h
index f9f075d84..9203fff2b 100644
--- a/pico_w/wifi/freertos/ping/FreeRTOSConfig.h
+++ b/pico_w/wifi/freertos/ping/FreeRTOSConfig.h
@@ -105,9 +105,11 @@
 #if FREE_RTOS_KERNEL_SMP // set by the RP2040 SMP port of FreeRTOS
 /* SMP port only */
 #define configNUM_CORES                         2
+#define configNUMBER_OF_CORES                   configNUM_CORES
 #define configTICK_CORE                         0
 #define configRUN_MULTIPLE_PRIORITIES           1
 #define configUSE_CORE_AFFINITY                 1
+#define configUSE_MINIMAL_IDLE_HOOK             0
 #endif
 
 /* RP2040 specific */