diff --git a/subsys/testsuite/ztest/src/ztest.c b/subsys/testsuite/ztest/src/ztest.c
index 396cf65b638..dcf19d56dbd 100644
--- a/subsys/testsuite/ztest/src/ztest.c
+++ b/subsys/testsuite/ztest/src/ztest.c
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ static bool failed_expectation;
 #define NUM_ITER_PER_SUITE CONFIG_ZTEST_SUITE_REPEAT_COUNT
 #define NUM_ITER_PER_TEST  CONFIG_ZTEST_TEST_REPEAT_COUNT
 #else
+#ifndef CONFIG_ZTEST_SHUFFLE
 #define NUM_ITER_PER_SUITE 1
 #define NUM_ITER_PER_TEST  1
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ZTEST_COVERAGE_RESET_BEFORE_TESTS
 #include <coverage.h>