diff --git a/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_api/boards/it8xxx2_evb.overlay b/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_api/boards/it8xxx2_evb.overlay
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9af1db72b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_api/boards/it8xxx2_evb.overlay
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/ {
+	aliases {
+		gy271 = &i2c0;
+	};
+};
diff --git a/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_api/testcase.yaml b/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_api/testcase.yaml
index 94e2f2b952a..587549fbb17 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_api/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/drivers/i2c/i2c_api/testcase.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ tests:
   drivers.i2c.api:
     depends_on: i2c
     tags: drivers i2c
-    harness: sensor
-    filter: dt_alias_exists("accel-0")
+    filter: dt_alias_exists("gy271")