diff --git a/configs/dk-tm4c129x/ipv6/defconfig b/configs/dk-tm4c129x/ipv6/defconfig
index b9bf293816f..cc8b0a9f5eb 100644
--- a/configs/dk-tm4c129x/ipv6/defconfig
+++ b/configs/dk-tm4c129x/ipv6/defconfig
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_MONITOR=y
 CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_SIGNO=18
 CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_RETRYMSEC=2000
 CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_STACKSIZE=1568
-CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_PRIORITY=100
+CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_PRIORITY=80
 
 #
 # IP Address Configuration
diff --git a/configs/dk-tm4c129x/nsh/defconfig b/configs/dk-tm4c129x/nsh/defconfig
index 571a9ade4bb..2ae180a1763 100644
--- a/configs/dk-tm4c129x/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/dk-tm4c129x/nsh/defconfig
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_MONITOR=y
 CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_SIGNO=18
 CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_RETRYMSEC=2000
 CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_STACKSIZE=1568
-CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_PRIORITY=100
+CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_PRIORITY=80
 
 #
 # IP Address Configuration
diff --git a/configs/tm4c1294-launchpad/ipv6/defconfig b/configs/tm4c1294-launchpad/ipv6/defconfig
index 89c4e30779d..c807207721c 100644
--- a/configs/tm4c1294-launchpad/ipv6/defconfig
+++ b/configs/tm4c1294-launchpad/ipv6/defconfig
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_MONITOR=y
 CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_SIGNO=18
 CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_RETRYMSEC=2000
 CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_STACKSIZE=1568
-CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_PRIORITY=100
+CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_PRIORITY=80
 
 #
 # IP Address Configuration
diff --git a/configs/tm4c1294-launchpad/nsh/defconfig b/configs/tm4c1294-launchpad/nsh/defconfig
index 5170a9a53bd..903750cb140 100644
--- a/configs/tm4c1294-launchpad/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/tm4c1294-launchpad/nsh/defconfig
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_MONITOR=y
 CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_SIGNO=18
 CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_RETRYMSEC=2000
 CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_STACKSIZE=1568
-CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_PRIORITY=100
+CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_PRIORITY=80
 
 #
 # IP Address Configuration