diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/alsa/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/alsa/defconfig
index 542e43caeaf..52dff8a3982 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/alsa/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/alsa/defconfig
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ 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_USERMAIN_STACKSIZE=4096