diff --git a/examples/touchscreen/Kconfig b/examples/touchscreen/Kconfig
index 15f149e29..f493ea893 100644
--- a/examples/touchscreen/Kconfig
+++ b/examples/touchscreen/Kconfig
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ config EXAMPLES_TOUCHSCREEN_DEVPATH
 config EXAMPLES_TOUCHSCREEN_NSAMPLES
 	int "Number of samples"
 	default 0
-	depends on NSH_BUILTIN_APPS
+	depends on !NSH_BUILTIN_APPS
 	---help---
 		If NSH_BUILTIN_APPS is defined, then the number of touchscreen
 		samples is provided on the command line and this value is ignored.