diff --git a/samples/benchmarks/coremark/prj.conf b/samples/benchmarks/coremark/prj.conf
index fade2c90af10..39276f1e182c 100644
--- a/samples/benchmarks/coremark/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/benchmarks/coremark/prj.conf
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ CONFIG_MAIN_STACK_SIZE=4096
 CONFIG_COMPILER_OPT="-O3"
 
 # Config results output
+# The default logging level is set to the OFF level.
+# Kernel error logging is enabled to notify the developer about system faults.
 CONFIG_LOG=y
 CONFIG_LOG_DEFAULT_LEVEL=0
+CONFIG_KERNEL_LOG_LEVEL_ERR=y
 CONFIG_CBPRINTF_FP_SUPPORT=y
 
 CONFIG_GPIO=y