diff --git a/nshlib/nsh.h b/nshlib/nsh.h
index 56b7f1c68..a99610b44 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh.h
+++ b/nshlib/nsh.h
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@
  * domain sockets were enable.
  */
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET) && !defined(CONFIG_NET_6LOWPAN) && \
-    !defined(CONFIG_NET_LOOPBACK) && !defined(CONFIG_NET_SLIP) && \
-    !defined(CONFIG_NET_TUN)
+#if !defined(CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET)   && !defined(CONFIG_NET_6LOWPAN) && \
+    !defined(CONFIG_NET_IEEE802154) && !defined(CONFIG_NET_LOOPBACK) && \
+    !defined(CONFIG_NET_SLIP)       &&  !defined(CONFIG_NET_TUN)
   /* No link layer protocol is a good indication that there is no network
    * device.
    */