diff --git a/examples/suit_update/Makefile b/examples/suit_update/Makefile
index 8d61ced457f5..b00db43999ae 100644
--- a/examples/suit_update/Makefile
+++ b/examples/suit_update/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ USEMODULE += gnrc_icmpv6_echo
 # include this for printing IP addresses
 USEMODULE += shell
 USEMODULE += shell_cmds_default
+USEMODULE += shell_cmd_suit
 
 # Set this to 1 to enable code in RIOT that does safety checking
 # which is not needed in a production environment but helps in the