diff --git a/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/configs/knsh/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/configs/knsh/defconfig
index 0993cf09c3..3fe32010eb 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/configs/knsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/mpfs/icicle/configs/knsh/defconfig
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
 CONFIG_FS_PROCFS_EXCLUDE_ENVIRON=y
 CONFIG_FS_ROMFS=y
+CONFIG_FS_SHMFS=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_CXX=y
 CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=2048
 CONFIG_INIT_STACKSIZE=3072