diff --git a/configs/sim/nxffs/defconfig b/configs/sim/nxffs/defconfig
index acedc357da9..2fa2297c195 100644
--- a/configs/sim/nxffs/defconfig
+++ b/configs/sim/nxffs/defconfig
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ CONFIG_NSH_NETMASK=(255<<24|255<<16|255<<8|0)
 # Various FS, NXFFS, RAMMTD and other settings needed for
 # apps/examples/nxffs
 #
+CONFIG_LIB_RAND_ORDER=3
 CONFIG_FS_NXFFS=y
 CONFIG_NXFFS_ERASEDSTATE=0xff
 CONFIG_NXFSS_PREALLOCATED=y