diff --git a/boards/arc/nsim/nsim_hs6x.yaml b/boards/arc/nsim/nsim_hs6x.yaml
index 79aeec867b0..9cf8117a727 100644
--- a/boards/arc/nsim/nsim_hs6x.yaml
+++ b/boards/arc/nsim/nsim_hs6x.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ simulation: nsim
 arch: arc
 toolchain:
   - cross-compile
+  - zephyr
 testing:
   ignore_tags:
     - net
diff --git a/boards/arc/nsim/nsim_hs6x_smp.yaml b/boards/arc/nsim/nsim_hs6x_smp.yaml
index a3d408ce34b..dc405920b73 100644
--- a/boards/arc/nsim/nsim_hs6x_smp.yaml
+++ b/boards/arc/nsim/nsim_hs6x_smp.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ simulation: mdb-nsim
 arch: arc
 toolchain:
   - cross-compile
+  - zephyr
 testing:
   ignore_tags:
     - net
diff --git a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs6x.yaml b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs6x.yaml
index 181f45cffff..1fed598fab2 100644
--- a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs6x.yaml
+++ b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs6x.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ simulation: qemu
 arch: arc
 toolchain:
   - cross-compile
+  - zephyr
 testing:
   ignore_tags:
     - net