diff --git a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nimble/defconfig b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nimble/defconfig
index 2d2aa519d5..cb4d47a0a7 100644
--- a/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nimble/defconfig
+++ b/boards/sim/sim/sim/configs/nimble/defconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ CONFIG_SIG_DEFAULT=y
 CONFIG_SIG_EVTHREAD=y
 CONFIG_SIG_PIPE=11
 CONFIG_SIM_HCISOCKET=y
+CONFIG_SIM_M32=y
 CONFIG_START_DAY=3
 CONFIG_START_MONTH=4
 CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
diff --git a/tools/ci/testlist/sim-01.dat b/tools/ci/testlist/sim-01.dat
index 4269dbf7b9..8816702087 100644
--- a/tools/ci/testlist/sim-01.dat
+++ b/tools/ci/testlist/sim-01.dat
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 # macOS doesn't have X11
 -Darwin,sim:lvgl_fb
 -Darwin,sim:lvgl_lcd
+-Darwin,sim:nimble
 -Darwin,sim:nsh2
 -Darwin,sim:nx11
 -Darwin,sim:nxlines