diff --git a/nshlib/Kconfig b/nshlib/Kconfig
index f2911cdc4..cda06a874 100644
--- a/nshlib/Kconfig
+++ b/nshlib/Kconfig
@@ -886,6 +886,26 @@ config NSH_CONSOLE
 		NSH_USBCONSOLE and NSH_USBCONDEV - Sets up some other USB
 		serial device as the NSH console (not necessarily dev/console).
 
+config NSH_SLCDCONSOLE
+	bool "Use a SLCD as console"
+	default n if !SLCD_CONSOLE
+	default y if SLCD_CONSOLE
+	depends on SLCD && NSH_CONSOLE
+	---help---
+		If defined, then the a configured SLCD display could be used as
+		output console to NuttShell (nsh>).
+
+if NSH_SLCDCONSOLE
+
+config NSH_SLCDCONDEV
+	string "SLCD console display device"
+	default "/dev/slcd0"
+	---help---
+		If NSH_SLCDCONSOLE is set to 'y', then NSH_SLCDCONDEV must
+		also be set to select the SLCD device used as output display.
+
+endif # NSH_SLCDCONSOLE
+
 config NSH_USBCONSOLE
 	bool "Use a USB serial console"
 	default n
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh.h b/nshlib/nsh.h
index e53a85b0e..15d80d52d 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh.h
+++ b/nshlib/nsh.h
@@ -293,15 +293,16 @@
 
 #undef HAVE_SLCD_CONSOLE
 
-/* Check if SLCD is configured as alternative console */
+/* Check if SLCD is configured as console */
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SLCD) && defined(CONFIG_NSH_ALTCONDEV)
+#if defined(CONFIG_SLCD) && defined(CONFIG_NSH_SLCDCONSOLE)
 
 #  define HAVE_SLCD_CONSOLE 1
 
-#  ifndef CONFIG_NSH_CONDEV
-#    define CONFIG_NSH_CONDEV "/dev/slcd0"
+#  ifndef CONFIG_NSH_SLCDCONDEV
+#    define CONFIG_NSH_SLCDCONDEV "/dev/slcd0"
 #  endif
+
 #endif /* HAVE_SLCD_CONSOLE */
 
 /* USB trace settings */
diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_slcd.c b/nshlib/nsh_slcd.c
index 342365fe1..108d5bc1e 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_slcd.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_slcd.c
@@ -70,19 +70,21 @@ static int nsh_clone_console(FAR struct console_stdio_s *pstate)
 
   /* Close stdin */
 
-  (void)close(0);
+  (void)fclose(stdout);
+  (void)fclose(stderr);
 
   /* Open the console */
 
-  fd = open("/dev/console", O_RDONLY);
+  fd = open(CONFIG_NSH_SLCDCONDEV, O_WRONLY);
   if (fd < 0)
     {
       return -ENODEV;
     }
 
-  /* Associate /dev/console as stdin */
+  /* Associate /dev/slcd0 to stdout/stderr */
 
-  (void)dup2(fd, 0);
+  (void)dup2(fd, 1);
+  (void)dup2(fd, 2);
 
   /* Close the console device that we just opened */
 
@@ -91,13 +93,8 @@ static int nsh_clone_console(FAR struct console_stdio_s *pstate)
       close(fd);
     }
 
-  /* Use /dev/console as console input */
-
-  pstate->cn_confd = 0;
-
-  /* Create a standard C stream on the console device */
-
-  pstate->cn_constream = fdopen(pstate->cn_confd, "r+");
+  (void)fdopen(1, "a");
+  (void)fdopen(2, "a");
 
   return OK;
 }
@@ -165,6 +162,8 @@ int nsh_consolemain(int argc, char *argv[])
   /* Execute the session */
 
   (void)nsh_session(pstate);
+
+  return OK;
 }
 
 #endif /* HAVE_SLCD_CONSOLE */