diff --git a/boards/arc/em_starterkit/em_starterkit_em7d.yaml b/boards/arc/em_starterkit/em_starterkit_em7d.yaml
index aec929c0029..f6182e18d4c 100644
--- a/boards/arc/em_starterkit/em_starterkit_em7d.yaml
+++ b/boards/arc/em_starterkit/em_starterkit_em7d.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ supported:
   - spi
   - gpio
 testing:
-  default: true
   ignore_tags:
     - net
     - bluetooth
diff --git a/boards/arc/nsim/nsim_em.yaml b/boards/arc/nsim/nsim_em.yaml
index cba7b9bb3c0..ac1807ce6b7 100644
--- a/boards/arc/nsim/nsim_em.yaml
+++ b/boards/arc/nsim/nsim_em.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ arch: arc
 toolchain:
   - zephyr
 testing:
+  default: true
   ignore_tags:
     - net
     - bluetooth