diff --git a/ports/nrf/mpconfigport.h b/ports/nrf/mpconfigport.h
index 0e3cf7b39d..da9a03e1d0 100644
--- a/ports/nrf/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/nrf/mpconfigport.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #define MICROPY_HELPER_REPL         (1)
 #define MICROPY_REPL_EMACS_KEYS     (0)
 #define MICROPY_REPL_AUTO_INDENT    (1)
-#define MICROPY_KBD_EXCEPTION       (0)
+#define MICROPY_KBD_EXCEPTION       (1)
 #define MICROPY_ENABLE_SOURCE_LINE  (0)
 #define MICROPY_LONGINT_IMPL        (MICROPY_LONGINT_IMPL_MPZ)
 #if NRF51