diff --git a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs6x.yaml b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs6x.yaml
index 1fed598fab2..6c8d0c1102f 100644
--- a/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs6x.yaml
+++ b/boards/arc/qemu_arc/qemu_arc_hs6x.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ toolchain:
   - cross-compile
   - zephyr
 testing:
+  default: true
   ignore_tags:
     - net
     - bluetooth