diff --git a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig
index c4473fb32a..44fb81bd74 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ BR2_XTENSA_OVERLAY_FILE="https://github.com/jcmvbkbc/xtensa-toolchain-build/raw/
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_ELF2FLT=y
 # BR2_USE_MMU is not set
 
+# Use minimal busybox with hush and networking tools
+BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG="package/busybox/busybox-minimal.config"
+
 # System
 BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP="eth0"
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyS0"