diff --git a/boards/holybro/kakutef7/nuttx-config/nsh/defconfig b/boards/holybro/kakutef7/nuttx-config/nsh/defconfig
index 650c4b06a6..73a8c67619 100644
--- a/boards/holybro/kakutef7/nuttx-config/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/holybro/kakutef7/nuttx-config/nsh/defconfig
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ CONFIG_IDLETHREAD_STACKSIZE=750
 CONFIG_LIBC_FLOATINGPOINT=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_LONG_LONG=y
 CONFIG_LIBC_STRERROR=y
+CONFIG_LIBC_STRERROR_SHORT=y
 CONFIG_MEMSET_64BIT=y
 CONFIG_MEMSET_OPTSPEED=y
 CONFIG_MMCSD=y