diff --git a/arch/arm/core/aarch64/Kconfig b/arch/arm/core/aarch64/Kconfig
index 0b94a549715..cd3e204699e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/aarch64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/core/aarch64/Kconfig
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ config SYSTEM_WORKQUEUE_STACK_SIZE
 config OFFLOAD_WORKQUEUE_STACK_SIZE
 	default 4096
 
+config CMSIS_THREAD_MAX_STACK_SIZE
+	default 4096
+
+config CMSIS_V2_THREAD_MAX_STACK_SIZE
+	default 4096
+
+config CMSIS_V2_THREAD_DYNAMIC_STACK_SIZE
+	default 4096
+
 if CPU_CORTEX_A
 
 config ARMV8_A
diff --git a/boards/arm/qemu_cortex_a53/qemu_cortex_a53.yaml b/boards/arm/qemu_cortex_a53/qemu_cortex_a53.yaml
index b48646ae7f6..bf2356c90aa 100644
--- a/boards/arm/qemu_cortex_a53/qemu_cortex_a53.yaml
+++ b/boards/arm/qemu_cortex_a53/qemu_cortex_a53.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ toolchain:
 ram: 128
 testing:
   ignore_tags:
-    - cmsis_rtos
     - console
     - drivers
     - interrupt