diff --git a/tests/riotboot/Makefile b/tests/riotboot/Makefile
index 31963ada8b..47d59012c7 100644
--- a/tests/riotboot/Makefile
+++ b/tests/riotboot/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ FEATURES_REQUIRED += riotboot
 # Include modules to test the bootloader
 USEMODULE += riotboot_slot
 USEMODULE += shell
+# Add shell_commands to use the shell version of `test_utils_interactive_sync`
+USEMODULE += shell_commands
 
 # Comment this out to disable code in RIOT that does safety checking
 # which is not needed in a production environment but helps in the