diff --git a/boards/sparc/generic_leon3/generic_leon3.dts b/boards/sparc/generic_leon3/generic_leon3.dts
index ffdc45795a6..f5383c49603 100644
--- a/boards/sparc/generic_leon3/generic_leon3.dts
+++ b/boards/sparc/generic_leon3/generic_leon3.dts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 / {
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,console = &uart0;
+		zephyr,shell-uart = &uart0;
 		zephyr,sram = &ram0;
 	};
 };
diff --git a/boards/sparc/gr716a_mini/gr716a_mini.dts b/boards/sparc/gr716a_mini/gr716a_mini.dts
index 3f3db2a7ba6..7c2410f1fe3 100644
--- a/boards/sparc/gr716a_mini/gr716a_mini.dts
+++ b/boards/sparc/gr716a_mini/gr716a_mini.dts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 / {
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,console = &uart0;
+		zephyr,shell-uart = &uart0;
 		zephyr,sram = &dram;
 	};
 };
diff --git a/boards/sparc/qemu_leon3/qemu_leon3.dts b/boards/sparc/qemu_leon3/qemu_leon3.dts
index 0d86eb149a1..413890d2e61 100644
--- a/boards/sparc/qemu_leon3/qemu_leon3.dts
+++ b/boards/sparc/qemu_leon3/qemu_leon3.dts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 / {
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,console = &uart0;
+		zephyr,shell-uart = &uart0;
 		zephyr,sram = &ram0;
 	};
 };