diff --git a/tests/sys/shell_lock/Makefile b/tests/sys/shell_lock/Makefile
index 6b67361fde..a9da2d0033 100644
--- a/tests/sys/shell_lock/Makefile
+++ b/tests/sys/shell_lock/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ USEMODULE += shell_cmds_default
 USEMODULE += shell_lock
 USEMODULE += shell_lock_auto_locking
 
+ifneq (1,$(TEST_KCONFIG))
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SHELL_LOCK_PASSWORD=\"password\"
 CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_SHELL_LOCK_AUTO_LOCK_TIMEOUT_MS=7000
+endif
 
 # This config defaults to 1 on native, such that pm_off() would be called as soon as
 # shell_run_once is terminated in shell_run_forever. We do not want this behavior for this test.
diff --git a/tests/sys/shell_lock/app.config.test b/tests/sys/shell_lock/app.config.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c11575af5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sys/shell_lock/app.config.test
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CONFIG_MODULE_SHELL=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_SHELL_CMDS_DEFAULT=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_SHELL_LOCK=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_SHELL_LOCK_AUTO_LOCKING=y
+CONFIG_MODULE_TEST_UTILS_INTERACTIVE_SYNC_SHELL=n
+CONFIG_SHELL_SHUTDOWN_ON_EXIT=n