diff --git a/soc/arm/st_stm32/Kconfig b/soc/arm/st_stm32/Kconfig
index c644b50a5ff..dcdb22ca26b 100644
--- a/soc/arm/st_stm32/Kconfig
+++ b/soc/arm/st_stm32/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 config SOC_FAMILY_STM32
 	bool
 	select HAS_SEGGER_RTT if ZEPHYR_SEGGER_MODULE
-	select STM32_ENABLE_DEBUG_SLEEP_STOP if DEBUG
+	select STM32_ENABLE_DEBUG_SLEEP_STOP if DEBUG || ZTEST
 	select BUILD_OUTPUT_HEX
 
 if SOC_FAMILY_STM32