diff --git a/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/interrupt_util.h b/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/interrupt_util.h
index b43a6f91709..362b970e730 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/interrupt_util.h
+++ b/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/interrupt_util.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static inline void trigger_irq(int irq)
 
 #elif defined(CONFIG_GIC)
 #include <drivers/interrupt_controller/gic.h>
+#include <dt-bindings/interrupt-controller/arm-gic.h>
 
 static inline void trigger_irq(int irq)
 {
diff --git a/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/nested_irq.c b/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/nested_irq.c
index f982a2e96df..f1fe0e40ed3 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/nested_irq.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/interrupt/src/nested_irq.c
@@ -47,8 +47,15 @@
 #define IRQ0_LINE	14
 #define IRQ1_LINE	15
 
-#define IRQ0_PRIO	2
-#define IRQ1_PRIO	1
+/*
+ * Choose lower prio for IRQ0 and higher priority for IRQ1
+ * Minimum legal value of GICC BPR is '3' ie  <gggg.ssss>
+ * Hence choosing default priority and highest possible priority
+ * '0x0' as the priorities so that the preemption rule applies
+ * generically to all GIC versions and security states.
+ */
+#define IRQ0_PRIO	IRQ_DEFAULT_PRIORITY
+#define IRQ1_PRIO	0x0
 #else
 /*
  * For all the other platforms, use the last two available IRQ lines for