diff --git a/components/finsh/shell.c b/components/finsh/shell.c
index 61c91954154..2fd3ab31a62 100644
--- a/components/finsh/shell.c
+++ b/components/finsh/shell.c
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ int finsh_system_init(void)
                             FINSH_THREAD_PRIORITY, 10);
 #endif /* RT_USING_HEAP */
 
-    rt_sem_init(&(shell->rx_sem), "shrx", 0, 0);
+    rt_sem_init(&(shell->rx_sem), FINSH_SEM_NAME, 0, 0);
     finsh_set_prompt_mode(1);
 
     if (tid != NULL && result == RT_EOK)
diff --git a/components/finsh/shell.h b/components/finsh/shell.h
index db4a77d5566..324a9d673a6 100644
--- a/components/finsh/shell.h
+++ b/components/finsh/shell.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ int finsh_set_prompt(const char *prompt);
     #define FINSH_THREAD_NAME   "tshell"
 #endif
 
+#define FINSH_SEM_NAME   "shrx"
+
 enum input_stat
 {
     WAIT_NORMAL,