diff --git a/tests/legacy/kernel/test_obj_tracing/microkernel/src/object_monitor.c b/tests/legacy/kernel/test_obj_tracing/microkernel/src/object_monitor.c
index 63b679a53f3..6cfd74ac876 100644
--- a/tests/legacy/kernel/test_obj_tracing/microkernel/src/object_monitor.c
+++ b/tests/legacy/kernel/test_obj_tracing/microkernel/src/object_monitor.c
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 
 #define TOTAL_THREADS (N_PHILOSOPHERS + 3 + IPM_THREAD)
 
+void *force_sys_work_q_in = (void *)k_work_q_start;
+
 #define OBJ_LIST_NAME k_mutex
 #define OBJ_LIST_TYPE struct k_mutex
 
diff --git a/tests/legacy/kernel/test_obj_tracing/nanokernel/src/object_monitor.c b/tests/legacy/kernel/test_obj_tracing/nanokernel/src/object_monitor.c
index 3e5878f23c4..cd163b9d267 100644
--- a/tests/legacy/kernel/test_obj_tracing/nanokernel/src/object_monitor.c
+++ b/tests/legacy/kernel/test_obj_tracing/nanokernel/src/object_monitor.c
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
  *	1 IPM console thread
  */
 
+void *force_sys_work_q_in = (void *)k_work_q_start;
+
 #define TOTAL_THREADS (N_PHILOSOPHERS + 3 + IPM_THREAD)
 
 #define OBJ_LIST_NAME k_sem