diff --git a/tests/power/multicore/arc/prj.conf b/tests/power/multicore/arc/prj.conf
index 36921791de7..fb4197a8401 100644
--- a/tests/power/multicore/arc/prj.conf
+++ b/tests/power/multicore/arc/prj.conf
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ CONFIG_UART_1=n
 CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE_ON_DEV_NAME="UART_0"
 CONFIG_IPM=y
 CONFIG_IPM_QUARK_SE=y
+# Work around very strange compiler bug #7608
+CONFIG_OUTPUT_DISASSEMBLY=n