diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nsh/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nsh/defconfig
index 094b594c88194..2c3676b160e72 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nsh/defconfig
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ CONFIG_PSEUDOFS_ATTRIBUTES=y
 CONFIG_PSEUDOFS_SOFTLINKS=y
 CONFIG_READLINE_TABCOMPLETION=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_BACKTRACE=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_EVENTS=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
 CONFIG_SIM_WALLTIME_SIGNAL=y
@@ -60,3 +61,4 @@ CONFIG_START_MONTH=6
 CONFIG_START_YEAR=2008
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_DUMPSTACK=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
+CONFIG_TESTING_OSTEST=y