diff --git a/boards/arm/tiva/lm3s6965-ek/configs/qemu-protected/defconfig b/boards/arm/tiva/lm3s6965-ek/configs/qemu-protected/defconfig
index a2c7f484483..0057d953a6b 100644
--- a/boards/arm/tiva/lm3s6965-ek/configs/qemu-protected/defconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/tiva/lm3s6965-ek/configs/qemu-protected/defconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # modifications.
 #
 # CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DATE is not set
+# CONFIG_READLINE_EDIT is not set
 CONFIG_ARCH="arm"
 CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD="lm3s6965-ek"
 CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_LM3S6965EK=y