diff --git a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/defconfig b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/defconfig
index c711d7defe2..f94782f57f0 100644
--- a/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/risc-v/qemu-rv/rv-virt/configs/citest/defconfig
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_POPEN=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_SETLOGMASK=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_CMOCKA=y
+CONFIG_TESTING_CMOCKA_PROG=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_CXXTEST=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_FMEMOPEN_TEST=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_FOPENCOOKIE_TEST=y
diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/citest/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/citest/defconfig
index 6f371fb9a46..f6a89d07530 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/citest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/citest/defconfig
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_POPEN=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_SETLOGMASK=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_CMOCKA=y
+CONFIG_TESTING_CMOCKA_PROG=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_CXXTEST=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_DRIVER_TEST=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_DRIVER_TEST_SIMPLE=y