diff --git a/tests/subsys/debug/gdbstub/boards/esp_wrover_kit_esp32_procpu.overlay b/tests/subsys/debug/gdbstub/boards/esp_wrover_kit_esp32_procpu.overlay
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c21e56a250b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/subsys/debug/gdbstub/boards/esp_wrover_kit_esp32_procpu.overlay
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 */
+
+/ {
+	chosen {
+		zephyr,gdbstub-uart = &uart0;
+	};
+};