diff --git a/configs/Kconfig b/configs/Kconfig
index bf770edd1d..6a5ec5c394 100644
--- a/configs/Kconfig
+++ b/configs/Kconfig
@@ -2333,7 +2333,6 @@ config BOARDCTL_UNIQUEID_SIZE
 config BOARDCTL_APP_SYMTAB
 	bool "Enable application symbol table interfaces"
 	default n
-	depends on EXECFUNCS_HAVE_SYMTAB
 	---help---
 		Enables support for the BOARDIOC_APP_SYMTAB boardctl() command.
 
diff --git a/configs/cc3200-launchpad/nsh/defconfig b/configs/cc3200-launchpad/nsh/defconfig
index 98a22891d2..665c49c835 100644
--- a/configs/cc3200-launchpad/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/cc3200-launchpad/nsh/defconfig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # CONFIG_ARCH_FPU is not set
+# CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_HAVE_SYMTAB is not set
 CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_CC3200_LAUNCHPAD=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD="cc3200-launchpad"
 CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_CC3200=y
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_IRQPRIO=y
 CONFIG_ARCH="arm"
 CONFIG_ARMV7M_USEBASEPRI=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=4000
+CONFIG_BOARDCTL_APP_SYMTAB=y
 CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMISRAM=y
 CONFIG_BUILTIN_PROXY_STACKSIZE=512
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@ CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NSH=y
 CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
 CONFIG_FS_BINFS=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
+CONFIG_LIB_BOARDCTL=y
+CONFIG_LIBC_EXECFUNCS=y
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=8
 CONFIG_MAX_WDOGPARMS=2
 CONFIG_MM_REGIONS=2
diff --git a/configs/moxa/nsh/defconfig b/configs/moxa/nsh/defconfig
index c4e28c4da6..14c39cf4ec 100644
--- a/configs/moxa/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/moxa/nsh/defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # CONFIG_DISABLE_ENVIRON is not set
 # CONFIG_DISABLE_POSIX_TIMERS is not set
 # CONFIG_DISABLE_PSEUDOFS_OPERATIONS is not set
+# CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_HAVE_SYMTAB is not set
 # CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DATE is not set
 # CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DD is not set
 # CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DF is not set
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH="arm"
 CONFIG_BOARD_INITIALIZE=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=6965
+CONFIG_BOARDCTL_APP_SYMTAB=y
 CONFIG_BOARDCTL_RESET=y
 CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMISRAM=y
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ CONFIG_FTMAC100_MAC0_ENV_ADDR=0x80000050
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
 CONFIG_IOB_NBUFFERS=24
 CONFIG_LIB_BOARDCTL=y
+CONFIG_LIBC_EXECFUNCS=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_LONG_LONG=y
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
 CONFIG_MAX_WDOGPARMS=2
diff --git a/configs/sim/README.txt b/configs/sim/README.txt
index b463f412af..a0fa2387c8 100644
--- a/configs/sim/README.txt
+++ b/configs/sim/README.txt
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ nsh
   2. This version has password protection enable.  Here is the login:
 
        USERNAME:  admin
-       PASSWORD:  Adminstrator
+       PASSWORD:  Administrator
 
      The encrypted password is retained in /etc/passwd.  I am sure that
      you will find this annoying.  You can disable the password protection
diff --git a/configs/sim/nsh/defconfig b/configs/sim/nsh/defconfig
index c6a2d33468..9e25c00921 100644
--- a/configs/sim/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/sim/nsh/defconfig
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-# CONFIG_NSH_CMDOPT_DF_H is not set
 # CONFIG_NSH_CMDOPT_HEXDUMP is not set
 # CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DATE is not set
+# CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_HAVE_SYMTAB is not set
 CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD="sim"
 CONFIG_ARCH_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH="sim"
 CONFIG_BINFMT_EXEPATH=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=0
+CONFIG_BOARDCTL_APP_SYMTAB=y
 CONFIG_BOARDCTL_POWEROFF=y
 CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMEXTSRAM=y
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
diff --git a/configs/sim/ustream/defconfig b/configs/sim/ustream/defconfig
index ff68367d47..8ab0863173 100644
--- a/configs/sim/ustream/defconfig
+++ b/configs/sim/ustream/defconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+# CONFIG_EXECFUNCS_HAVE_SYMTAB is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_IPv4 is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_LOCAL_DGRAM is not set
-# CONFIG_NSH_CMDOPT_DF_H is not set
 # CONFIG_NSH_CMDOPT_HEXDUMP is not set
 CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD="sim"
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_SIM=y
 CONFIG_ARCH="sim"
 CONFIG_BINFMT_EXEPATH=y
 CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=0
+CONFIG_BOARDCTL_APP_SYMTAB=y
 CONFIG_BOOT_RUNFROMEXTSRAM=y
 CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS=y