diff --git a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/nsh64/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/nsh64/defconfig
index b0945434392..049af34f2f5 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/nsh64/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/nsh64/defconfig
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS=y
 CONFIG_DEVICE_TREE=y
 CONFIG_DEV_ZERO=y
 CONFIG_ELF=y
-CONFIG_EXAMPLES_HELLO=m
+CONFIG_EXAMPLES_HELLO=y
 CONFIG_FS_HOSTFS=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048