diff --git a/tests/subsys/storage/flash_map/overlay-mpu.conf b/tests/subsys/storage/flash_map/overlay-mpu.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6bafaa53f29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/subsys/storage/flash_map/overlay-mpu.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_MPU_ALLOW_FLASH_WRITE=y
diff --git a/tests/subsys/storage/flash_map/testcase.yaml b/tests/subsys/storage/flash_map/testcase.yaml
index cf2e91bbd45..2f8ce205b52 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/storage/flash_map/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/subsys/storage/flash_map/testcase.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 tests:
   storage.flash_map:
-    platform_whitelist: nrf52840_pca10056 nrf52_pca10040 nrf51_pca10028
-        frdm_k64f hexiwear_k64 qemu_x86 native_posix
+    platform_whitelist: nrf51_pca10028 qemu_x86 native_posix
+    tags: flash_map
+  storage.flash_map_mpu:
+    extra_args: OVERLAY_CONFIG=overlay-mpu.conf
+    platform_whitelist: nrf52840_pca10056 nrf52_pca10040 frdm_k64f hexiwear_k64
     tags: flash_map