diff --git a/examples/gnrc_networking/main.c b/examples/gnrc_networking/main.c
index 36181304d1..1508e6769e 100644
--- a/examples/gnrc_networking/main.c
+++ b/examples/gnrc_networking/main.c
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ int main(void)
     puts("All up, running the shell now");
 #ifndef MODULE_NEWLIB
     (void) posix_open(uart0_handler_pid, 0);
-    shell_init(&shell, NULL, UART0_BUFSIZE, uart0_readc, uart0_putc);
+    shell_init(&shell, shell_commands, UART0_BUFSIZE, uart0_readc, uart0_putc);
 #else
-    shell_init(&shell, NULL, UART0_BUFSIZE, getchar, putchar);
+    shell_init(&shell, shell_commands, UART0_BUFSIZE, getchar, putchar);
 #endif
     shell_run(&shell);