diff --git a/Kconfig.zephyr b/Kconfig.zephyr
index 9f9132eb753..d01cc55eea7 100644
--- a/Kconfig.zephyr
+++ b/Kconfig.zephyr
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ config BUILD_OUTPUT_STRIP_PATHS
 
 config CHECK_INIT_PRIORITIES
 	bool "Build time initialization priorities check"
+	default y
 	help
 	  Check the build for initialization priority issues by comparing the
 	  initialization priority in the build with the device dependency
diff --git a/tests/lib/devicetree/devices/prj.conf b/tests/lib/devicetree/devices/prj.conf
index c440074560f..fc3755cc035 100644
--- a/tests/lib/devicetree/devices/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/lib/devicetree/devices/prj.conf
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ CONFIG_ZTEST=y
 CONFIG_I2C=n
 CONFIG_ZTEST_NEW_API=y
 CONFIG_DEVICE_DEPS=y
+CONFIG_CHECK_INIT_PRIORITIES=n
diff --git a/tests/misc/check_init_priorities/prj.conf b/tests/misc/check_init_priorities/prj.conf
index bd094fca874..bad7dc092f3 100644
--- a/tests/misc/check_init_priorities/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/misc/check_init_priorities/prj.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # Required to force 2 stage linking
 CONFIG_DEVICE_DEPS=y
+
+CONFIG_CHECK_INIT_PRIORITIES=n
diff --git a/tests/subsys/emul/prj.conf b/tests/subsys/emul/prj.conf
index 452d3c4f157..d58fa1ec674 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/emul/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/subsys/emul/prj.conf
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ CONFIG_ZTEST=y
 CONFIG_ZTEST_NEW_API=y
 CONFIG_SENSOR=y
 CONFIG_BMI160_TRIGGER_NONE=y
+CONFIG_CHECK_INIT_PRIORITIES=n