diff --git a/samples/task_profiler/sample_microkernel_app/testcase.ini b/samples/task_profiler/sample_microkernel_app/testcase.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8407984d87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/task_profiler/sample_microkernel_app/testcase.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[test]
+kernel = micro
+build_only = true
+tags = samples
+platform_exclude = arduino_101_sss nucleo_f103rb olimexino_stm32 \
+		   quark_d2000_crb quark_se_sss_devboard altera_max10 \
+		   qemu_nios2
diff --git a/samples/task_profiler/sample_nanokernel_app/prj.conf b/samples/task_profiler/sample_nanokernel_app/prj.conf
index 9a3d5f04e8e..4203334234a 100644
--- a/samples/task_profiler/sample_nanokernel_app/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/task_profiler/sample_nanokernel_app/prj.conf
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ CONFIG_RING_BUFFER=y
 CONFIG_KERNEL_EVENT_LOGGER=y
 CONFIG_KERNEL_EVENT_LOGGER_DYNAMIC=y
 CONFIG_NANO_TIMEOUTS=y
-CONFIG_KERNEL_EVENT_LOGGER_BUFFER_SIZE=1000
+CONFIG_KERNEL_EVENT_LOGGER_BUFFER_SIZE=500
 CONFIG_KERNEL_EVENT_LOGGER_CONTEXT_SWITCH=y
 CONFIG_KERNEL_EVENT_LOGGER_INTERRUPT=y
diff --git a/samples/task_profiler/sample_nanokernel_app/testcase.ini b/samples/task_profiler/sample_nanokernel_app/testcase.ini
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3514b92050d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/task_profiler/sample_nanokernel_app/testcase.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[test]
+kernel = nano
+build_only = true
+tags = samples
+platform_exclude = qemu_nios2