diff --git a/nshlib/Kconfig b/nshlib/Kconfig
index 81c14f173..eabdcb6f6 100644
--- a/nshlib/Kconfig
+++ b/nshlib/Kconfig
@@ -942,6 +942,15 @@ config NSH_ARCHINIT
 menu "Networking Configuration"
 	depends on NET
 
+config NSH_NETINIT
+	bool "Network initialization"
+	default y
+	depends on NET
+	---help---
+	   This option enables/disables all network initialization in NSH.
+
+if NSH_NETINIT
+
 config NSH_NETINIT_THREAD
 	bool "Network initialization thread"
 	default n
@@ -1389,6 +1398,7 @@ config NSH_MACADDR
 		MAC address must provided with this selection.
 
 endif # NSH_NOMAC
+endif # NSH_NETINIT
 
 config NSH_MAX_ROUNDTRIP
 	int "Max Ping Round-Trip (DSEC)"
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh.h b/nshlib/nsh.h
index 1ed07a124..48166ea58 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh.h
+++ b/nshlib/nsh.h
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ int nsh_romfsetc(void);
 #  define nsh_romfsetc() (-ENOSYS)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET
+#ifdef CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT
 int nsh_netinit(void);
 #else
 #  define nsh_netinit() (-ENOSYS)
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_netinit.c b/nshlib/nsh_netinit.c
index 38e20aeb2..03e6b6c42 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_netinit.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_netinit.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 
 #include "nsh.h"
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET
+#ifdef CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Pre-processor Definitions
@@ -689,4 +689,4 @@ int nsh_netinit(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-#endif /* CONFIG_NET */
+#endif /* CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT */