diff --git a/.github/test-spec.yml b/.github/test-spec.yml
index 5fdf9c0ca78..4e56c5c630b 100644
--- a/.github/test-spec.yml
+++ b/.github/test-spec.yml
@@ -242,7 +242,11 @@
   - "drivers/spi/**/*"
   - "lib/crc/**/*"
   - "modules/hal_nordic/**/*"
-  - "soc/nordic/**/*"
+  - any:
+      - "soc/nordic/**/*"
+      - "!soc/nordic/nrf51*"
+      - "!soc/nordic/nrf54h*"
+      - "!soc/nordic/nrf9*"
   - "subsys/ipc/ipc_service/**/*"
   - "subsys/fs/**/*"
   - "subsys/mem_mgmt/**/*"