diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/adb/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/adb/defconfig
index c2e8f10029..6bb979d474 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/adb/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/adb/defconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ CONFIG_NET_USRSOCK_TCP=y
 CONFIG_NET_USRSOCK_UDP=y
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
+CONFIG_NSH_CONSOLE_LOGIN=y
 CONFIG_NSH_READLINE=y
 CONFIG_NSH_TELNET_LOGIN=y
 CONFIG_PSEUDOFS_SOFTLINKS=y