diff --git a/boards/holybro/durandal-v1/nuttx-config/nsh/defconfig b/boards/holybro/durandal-v1/nuttx-config/nsh/defconfig
index fffc7ab0b4..29bdbc251f 100644
--- a/boards/holybro/durandal-v1/nuttx-config/nsh/defconfig
+++ b/boards/holybro/durandal-v1/nuttx-config/nsh/defconfig
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHED_HPWORK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_HPWORKPRIORITY=249
 CONFIG_SCHED_HPWORKSTACKSIZE=1280
 CONFIG_SCHED_INSTRUMENTATION=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_INSTRUMENTATION_EXTERNAL=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_LPWORK=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_LPWORKPRIORITY=50
 CONFIG_SCHED_LPWORKSTACKSIZE=1632