diff --git a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/obj_validation/src/main.c b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/obj_validation/src/main.c
index 9135e2e9c6d..9cc74a36063 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/mem_protect/obj_validation/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/mem_protect/obj_validation/src/main.c
@@ -190,4 +190,4 @@ void *object_validation_setup(void)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-ZTEST_SUITE(object_validation, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+ZTEST_SUITE(object_validation, NULL, object_validation_setup, NULL, NULL, NULL);