diff --git a/subsys/testsuite/ztest/src/ztress.c b/subsys/testsuite/ztest/src/ztress.c
index 42406648964..f3c6ce0d99a 100644
--- a/subsys/testsuite/ztest/src/ztress.c
+++ b/subsys/testsuite/ztest/src/ztress.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 #include <ztress.h>
+#include <ztest_test.h>
 #include <sys/printk.h>
 #include <random/rand32.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -319,6 +320,14 @@ int ztress_execute(struct ztress_context_data *timer_data,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* Skip test if system clock is set too high compared to CPU frequency.
+	 * It can happen when system clock is set globally for the test which is
+	 * run on various platforms. 1000 factor is an arbitrary value.
+	 */
+	if ((sys_clock_hw_cycles_per_sec() / CONFIG_SYS_CLOCK_TICKS_PER_SEC) < 1000) {
+		ztest_test_skip();
+	}
+
 	ztress_init(thread_data);
 
 	context_cnt = cnt + (timer_data ? 1 : 0);