diff --git a/tests/sys/congure_quic/Makefile b/tests/sys/congure_quic/Makefile
index 5b764a50e116e..fdac179097817 100644
--- a/tests/sys/congure_quic/Makefile
+++ b/tests/sys/congure_quic/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ USEMODULE += shell
INCLUDES += -I$(CURDIR)
+ifeq (native, $(BOARD))
+ RIOT_TERMINAL ?= native
+endif
+
include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
ifndef CONFIG_SHELL_NO_ECHO