diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nsh/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nsh/defconfig
index 9ac34ae2535..27418061f48 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nsh/defconfig
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ CONFIG_NSH_ROMFSDEVNO=1
 CONFIG_NSH_ROMFSETC=y
 CONFIG_PATH_INITIAL="/bin"
 CONFIG_POSIX_SPAWN_PROXY_STACKSIZE=2048
+CONFIG_PSEUDOFS_ATTRIBUTES=y
+CONFIG_PSEUDOFS_SOFTLINKS=y
 CONFIG_READLINE_TABCOMPLETION=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_ONEXIT=y