diff --git a/configs/sama5d4-ek/nxwm/defconfig b/configs/sama5d4-ek/nxwm/defconfig
index 25eda899c0..a21729b675 100644
--- a/configs/sama5d4-ek/nxwm/defconfig
+++ b/configs/sama5d4-ek/nxwm/defconfig
@@ -1427,7 +1427,8 @@ CONFIG_NXWM_KEYBOARD=y
 #
 # Keyboard Device Settings
 #
-CONFIG_NXWM_KEYBOARD_DEVPATH="/dev/console"
+CONFIG_NXWM_KEYBOARD_DEVPATH="/dev/kbda"
+CONFIG_NXWM_KEYBOARD_USBHOST=y
 CONFIG_NXWM_KEYBOARD_SIGNO=6
 CONFIG_NXWM_KEYBOARD_BUFSIZE=16
 CONFIG_NXWM_KEYBOARD_LISTENERPRIO=120