diff --git a/boards/nuvoton/npcx7m6fb_evb/npcx7m6fb_evb.dts b/boards/nuvoton/npcx7m6fb_evb/npcx7m6fb_evb.dts
index 34a8cc9de74..1f57a26f417 100644
--- a/boards/nuvoton/npcx7m6fb_evb/npcx7m6fb_evb.dts
+++ b/boards/nuvoton/npcx7m6fb_evb/npcx7m6fb_evb.dts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,sram = &sram0;
 		zephyr,console = &uart1;
+		zephyr,shell-uart = &uart1;
 		zephyr,flash = &flash0;
 		zephyr,keyboard-scan = &kscan_input;
 	};