diff --git a/system/nxinit/Kconfig b/system/nxinit/Kconfig
index fc2670312..e159e90b7 100644
--- a/system/nxinit/Kconfig
+++ b/system/nxinit/Kconfig
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ config SYSTEM_NXINIT_PROGNAME
 
 comment "NXInit Run Control(RC)"
 
+config SYSTEM_NXINIT_RC_FILE_PATH
+	string "Path to RC file"
+	default "/etc/init.d/init.rc"
+	---help---
+		Path to the init.rc file to use for NXInit's boot logic.
+
 config SYSTEM_NXINIT_RC_LINE_MAX
 	int "Max line length of RC file"
 	default 128
diff --git a/system/nxinit/init.c b/system/nxinit/init.c
index 8a88c63d9..d501abcad 100644
--- a/system/nxinit/init.c
+++ b/system/nxinit/init.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ int main(int argc, FAR char *argv[])
         }
     }
 
-  r = init_parse_config_file(parser, "/etc/init.d/init.rc");
+  r = init_parse_config_file(parser, CONFIG_SYSTEM_NXINIT_RC_FILE_PATH);
   if (r < 0)
     {
       goto out;