diff --git a/tests/sys/evtimer_mbox/app.config.test b/tests/sys/evtimer_mbox/app.config.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f02c158e2
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+++ b/tests/sys/evtimer_mbox/app.config.test
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+CONFIG_MODULE_EVTIMER_MBOX=y
diff --git a/tests/sys/evtimer_msg/app.config.test b/tests/sys/evtimer_msg/app.config.test
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index 0000000000..77160ead67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sys/evtimer_msg/app.config.test
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+CONFIG_MODULE_EVTIMER=y
diff --git a/tests/sys/evtimer_underflow/app.config.test b/tests/sys/evtimer_underflow/app.config.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77160ead67
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+++ b/tests/sys/evtimer_underflow/app.config.test
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+CONFIG_MODULE_EVTIMER=y