diff --git a/samples/subsys/tracing/prj.conf b/samples/subsys/tracing/prj.conf
index ed79576d54b..b4afb139c88 100644
--- a/samples/subsys/tracing/prj.conf
+++ b/samples/subsys/tracing/prj.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # enable to use thread names
 CONFIG_THREAD_NAME=y
+CONFIG_MP_NUM_CPUS=1
+CONFIG_DEBUG_THREAD_INFO=y
diff --git a/samples/subsys/tracing/sample.yaml b/samples/subsys/tracing/sample.yaml
index 4f5f1951cd8..a273ab92e2d 100644
--- a/samples/subsys/tracing/sample.yaml
+++ b/samples/subsys/tracing/sample.yaml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ tests:
     platform_allow: nrf52840dk_nrf52840 mimxrt1050_evk mimxrt1064_evk
     extra_args: CONF_FILE="prj_sysview.conf"
   tracing.osawareness.openocd:
-    extra_configs:
-      - CONFIG_MP_NUM_CPUS=1
-      - CONFIG_DEBUG_THREAD_INFO=y
     arch_exclude: posix xtensa
     platform_exclude: qemu_x86_64
   tracing.transport.uart: