diff --git a/configs/sim/nx/defconfig b/configs/sim/nx/defconfig
index d33a70c5466..c2c378bceb8 100644
--- a/configs/sim/nx/defconfig
+++ b/configs/sim/nx/defconfig
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ CONFIG_NXGLIB_DISABLE_24BPP=y
 CONFIG_NXGLIB_DISABLE_32BPP=y
 CONFIG_NXGL_PACKEDMSFIRST=n
 CONFIG_NX_MOUSE=y
-CONFIG_NX_KBD=n
+CONFIG_NX_KBD=y
 CONFIG_NX_BLOCKING=y
 CONFIG_NX_MXSERVERMSGS=32
 CONFIG_NX_MXCLIENTMSGS=16
diff --git a/configs/sim/nx/defconfig-x11 b/configs/sim/nx/defconfig-x11
index 5cd232cea14..e974d4671c9 100644
--- a/configs/sim/nx/defconfig-x11
+++ b/configs/sim/nx/defconfig-x11
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ CONFIG_NXGLIB_DISABLE_24BPP=y
 CONFIG_NXGLIB_DISABLE_32BPP=n
 CONFIG_NXGL_PACKEDMSFIRST=n
 CONFIG_NX_MOUSE=y
-CONFIG_NX_KBD=n
+CONFIG_NX_KBD=y
 CONFIG_NX_BLOCKING=y
 CONFIG_NX_MXSERVERMSGS=32
 CONFIG_NX_MXCLIENTMSGS=16