diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/alsa/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/alsa/defconfig
index 9c1a741eb26..38c26418e10 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/alsa/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/alsa/defconfig
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ CONFIG_SDCLONE_DISABLE=y
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=6
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2008
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_NXLOOPER=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_NXPLAYER=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_NXRECORDER=y
 CONFIG_USER_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"