diff --git a/examples/esp32/device-dashboard/main/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/esp32/device-dashboard/main/CMakeLists.txt
index f97ccef2..fb1e9d9e 100644
--- a/examples/esp32/device-dashboard/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/esp32/device-dashboard/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,10 +3,5 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS "main.c"
                             "net.c"
                             "packed_fs.c"
                             "mongoose.c")
-component_compile_options(-DMG_ENABLE_LINES)
-component_compile_options(-DMG_ENABLE_PACKED_FS)
 component_compile_options(-DHTTP_URL="http://0.0.0.0:80")
 component_compile_options(-DHTTPS_URL="https://0.0.0.0:443")
-component_compile_options(-DMG_TLS=MG_TLS_NONE) # change to 'MG_TLS_MBED' to enable TLS
-component_compile_options(-DMG_OTA=MG_OTA_CUSTOM)
-component_compile_options(-DMG_DEVICE=MG_DEVICE_CUSTOM)
diff --git a/examples/esp32/device-dashboard/main/mongoose_config.h b/examples/esp32/device-dashboard/main/mongoose_config.h
index 910630d4..239bdeeb 100644
--- a/examples/esp32/device-dashboard/main/mongoose_config.h
+++ b/examples/esp32/device-dashboard/main/mongoose_config.h
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
 #define MG_ARCH MG_ARCH_ESP32
+
+#define MG_ENABLE_PACKED_FS 1
+#define MG_TLS MG_TLS_NONE	// change to 'MG_TLS_MBED' to enable TLS
+#define MG_OTA MG_OTA_CUSTOM
+#define MG_DEVICE MG_DEVICE_CUSTOM
diff --git a/examples/esp32/uart-bridge/main/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/esp32/uart-bridge/main/CMakeLists.txt
index f8c1bbe1..2f7add46 100644
--- a/examples/esp32/uart-bridge/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/esp32/uart-bridge/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,4 @@ idf_component_register(SRCS "main.c"
                             "net.c"
                             "packed_fs.c"
                             "mongoose.c")
-component_compile_options(-DMG_ENABLE_LINES=1)
-component_compile_options(-DMG_ENABLE_PACKED_FS=1)
 component_compile_options(-DUART_API_IMPLEMENTED=1)
diff --git a/examples/esp32/uart-bridge/main/mongoose_config.h b/examples/esp32/uart-bridge/main/mongoose_config.h
index 910630d4..07a8d67f 100644
--- a/examples/esp32/uart-bridge/main/mongoose_config.h
+++ b/examples/esp32/uart-bridge/main/mongoose_config.h
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 #define MG_ARCH MG_ARCH_ESP32
+
+#define MG_ENABLE_PACKED_FS 1