diff --git a/tests/subsys/emul/prj.conf b/tests/subsys/emul/prj.conf
index 81a9aca7dbd..66ef801fe37 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/emul/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/subsys/emul/prj.conf
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 CONFIG_ZTEST=y
 CONFIG_SENSOR=y
 CONFIG_BMI160_TRIGGER_NONE=y
+CONFIG_EMUL=y