diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s3_4mbflash_2mbpsram/mpconfigboard.h b/ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s3_4mbflash_2mbpsram/mpconfigboard.h
index ad97ab057fb4d..9760bbfeb44aa 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s3_4mbflash_2mbpsram/mpconfigboard.h
+++ b/ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s3_4mbflash_2mbpsram/mpconfigboard.h
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@
 #define CIRCUITPY_BOARD_UART_PIN    {{.tx = &pin_GPIO5, .rx = &pin_GPIO16}}
 
 #define DOUBLE_TAP_PIN (&pin_GPIO10)
+
+// Reduce wifi.radio.tx_power due to the antenna design of this board
+#define CIRCUITPY_WIFI_DEFAULT_TX_POWER   (15)
diff --git a/ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s3_nopsram/mpconfigboard.h b/ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s3_nopsram/mpconfigboard.h
index fcdefda3b4036..6073bd47d0e09 100644
--- a/ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s3_nopsram/mpconfigboard.h
+++ b/ports/espressif/boards/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s3_nopsram/mpconfigboard.h
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@
 #define CIRCUITPY_BOARD_UART_PIN    {{.tx = &pin_GPIO5, .rx = &pin_GPIO16}}
 
 #define DOUBLE_TAP_PIN (&pin_GPIO10)
+
+// Reduce wifi.radio.tx_power due to the antenna design of this board
+#define CIRCUITPY_WIFI_DEFAULT_TX_POWER   (15)