diff --git a/configs/lm3s8962-ek/nx/defconfig b/configs/lm3s8962-ek/nx/defconfig
index 893a95856aa..663195f21c0 100644
--- a/configs/lm3s8962-ek/nx/defconfig
+++ b/configs/lm3s8962-ek/nx/defconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_BGCOLOR=2
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_BPP=4
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_COLOR1=10
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_COLOR2=12
-CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_EXTERNINIT=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_FONTCOLOR=0
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_TBCOLOR=8
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX=y
diff --git a/configs/lpcxpresso-lpc1768/nx/defconfig b/configs/lpcxpresso-lpc1768/nx/defconfig
index a187afb2e24..7c106c4d8ad 100644
--- a/configs/lpcxpresso-lpc1768/nx/defconfig
+++ b/configs/lpcxpresso-lpc1768/nx/defconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_BGCOLOR=0
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_BPP=1
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_COLOR1=1
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_COLOR2=1
-CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_EXTERNINIT=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_FONTCOLOR=0
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_TBCOLOR=1
 CONFIG_EXAMPLES_NX_TOOLBAR_HEIGHT=4
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ CONFIG_NX_KBD=y
 CONFIG_NX_XYINPUT_MOUSE=y
 CONFIG_NX=y
 CONFIG_NXFONT_SANS23X27=y
+CONFIG_NXSTART_EXTERNINIT=y
 CONFIG_NXTK_BORDERCOLOR1=1
 CONFIG_NXTK_BORDERCOLOR2=0
 CONFIG_NXTK_BORDERCOLOR3=1