diff --git a/configs/samv71-xult/netnsh/defconfig b/configs/samv71-xult/netnsh/defconfig
index f70e77ed018..343928e393a 100644
--- a/configs/samv71-xult/netnsh/defconfig
+++ b/configs/samv71-xult/netnsh/defconfig
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ CONFIG_INIT_ENTRYPOINT=y
 CONFIG_USER_ENTRYPOINT="nsh_main"
 CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
 # CONFIG_SCHED_SPORADIC is not set
-CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE=32
+CONFIG_TASK_NAME_SIZE=31
 CONFIG_MAX_TASKS=16
 # CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT is not set
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y
 #
 # Network Device Operations
 #
-# CONFIG_NETDEV_PHY_IOCTL is not set
+CONFIG_NETDEV_PHY_IOCTL=y
 
 #
 # Internet Protocol Selection
@@ -1132,7 +1132,12 @@ CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 #
 # Networking Configuration
 #
-# CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD is not set
+CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD=y
+CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_MONITOR=y
+CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_SIGNO=18
+CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_RETRYMSEC=2000
+CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_STACKSIZE=1568
+CONFIG_NSH_NETINIT_THREAD_PRIORITY=80
 
 #
 # IP Address Configuration
@@ -1193,6 +1198,7 @@ CONFIG_SYSTEM_READLINE=y
 CONFIG_READLINE_ECHO=y
 # CONFIG_READLINE_TABCOMPLETION is not set
 # CONFIG_READLINE_CMD_HISTORY is not set
+# CONFIG_SYSTEM_MDIO is not set
 # CONFIG_SYSTEM_RAMTRON is not set
 # CONFIG_SYSTEM_SDCARD is not set
 # CONFIG_SYSTEM_SUDOKU is not set