diff --git a/demos/PPC-SPC56EL-GCC/main.c b/demos/PPC-SPC56EL-GCC/main.c
index 22aac2438..fd6eda34e 100644
--- a/demos/PPC-SPC56EL-GCC/main.c
+++ b/demos/PPC-SPC56EL-GCC/main.c
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ int main(void) {
   halInit();
   chSysInit();
 
+  /*
+   * Shell manager initialization.
+   */
+  shellInit();
+
   /*
    * Activates the serial driver 1 using the driver default configuration.
    */