diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/samv71-xult/configs/mcuboot-update-agent/defconfig b/boards/arm/samv7/samv71-xult/configs/mcuboot-update-agent/defconfig
index dc290f0f65c..22562d645a6 100644
--- a/boards/arm/samv7/samv71-xult/configs/mcuboot-update-agent/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/samv71-xult/configs/mcuboot-update-agent/defconfig
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ CONFIG_FAT_LFN=y
 CONFIG_FS_FAT=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
 CONFIG_I2CTOOL_MAXBUS=0
+CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_LIBC_HOSTNAME="SAMV71-XULT"
 CONFIG_MMCSD_SDIO=y
 CONFIG_MTD_AT24XX=y