diff --git a/configs/qemu-i486/nsh/defconfig b/configs/qemu-i486/nsh/defconfig
index 8244e35bcae..3cec37a3b43 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-i486/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu-i486/nsh/defconfig
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=999
 CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE=0x00100000
 CONFIG_DRAM_START=0x00100000
 CONFIG_DRAM_END=(CONFIG_DRAM_START+CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE)
-CONFIG_ARCH_NOINTC=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_NOINTC=n
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS=n
 CONFIG_ARCH_BUTTONS=n
diff --git a/configs/qemu-i486/ostest/defconfig b/configs/qemu-i486/ostest/defconfig
index 8b17c30b8d1..c84f50822f7 100644
--- a/configs/qemu-i486/ostest/defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu-i486/ostest/defconfig
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=999
 CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE=0x00100000
 CONFIG_DRAM_START=0x00100000
 CONFIG_DRAM_END=(CONFIG_DRAM_START+CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE)
-CONFIG_ARCH_NOINTC=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_NOINTC=n
 CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS=n
 CONFIG_ARCH_BUTTONS=n