diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/citest/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/citest/defconfig
index 6ad7a4719c..c67f4eae55 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/citest/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/citest/defconfig
@@ -95,17 +95,26 @@ CONFIG_NET_LOCAL=y
 CONFIG_NET_USRSOCK=y
 CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
 CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
+CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_DATE=y
+CONFIG_NSH_DISABLE_TIMEDATECTL=y
 CONFIG_NSH_MOTD=y
 CONFIG_NSH_MOTD_STRING="MOTD: username=admin password=Administrator"
 CONFIG_NSH_READLINE=y
 CONFIG_PATH_INITIAL="/bin"
+CONFIG_PM=y
+CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME=y
 CONFIG_PSEUDOFS_ATTRIBUTES=y
 CONFIG_PSEUDOFS_SOFTLINKS=y
 CONFIG_PTHREAD_CLEANUP_STACKSIZE=4
 CONFIG_PTHREAD_SPINLOCKS=y
 CONFIG_PTHREAD_STACK_MIN=2048
 CONFIG_READLINE_TABCOMPLETION=y
+CONFIG_REGULATOR=y
 CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=10
+CONFIG_RTC=y
+CONFIG_RTC_ARCH=y
+CONFIG_RTC_DATETIME=y
+CONFIG_RTC_DRIVER=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_BACKTRACE=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_CHILD_STATUS=y
 CONFIG_SCHED_HAVE_PARENT=y
@@ -123,6 +132,8 @@ CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_POPEN=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_CMOCKA=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_CXXTEST=y
+CONFIG_TESTING_DRIVER_TEST=y
+CONFIG_TESTING_DRIVER_TEST_SIMPLE=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_FMEMOPEN_TEST=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_FOPENCOOKIE_TEST=y
 CONFIG_TESTING_FSTEST=y
diff --git a/tools/ci/testrun/script/test_framework/test_cmocka.py b/tools/ci/testrun/script/test_framework/test_cmocka.py
index 251b7dcdb6..7d5f4d7b9b 100644
--- a/tools/ci/testrun/script/test_framework/test_cmocka.py
+++ b/tools/ci/testrun/script/test_framework/test_cmocka.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ def test_cmocka(p):
 
     p.sendCommand(f"echo {cmocka_test_start}")
     ret = p.sendCommand(
-        "cmocka --skip test_playback.*|test_interaction.*|test_stress.*|test_capture.*",
+        "cmocka --skip test_case_posix_timer|test_case_oneshot|write_default|read_default|burst_test|gpiotest01|"
+        "test_playback.*|test_interaction.*|test_stress.*|test_capture.*",
         "Cmocka Test Completed",
         timeout=1200,
     )