diff --git a/configs/devices/tricore-softmmu/default.mak b/configs/devices/tricore-softmmu/default.mak
index 5cc91cebce..cb8fc286eb 100644
--- a/configs/devices/tricore-softmmu/default.mak
+++ b/configs/devices/tricore-softmmu/default.mak
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+CONFIG_TRICORE_TESTBOARD=y
 CONFIG_TRIBOARD=y
diff --git a/hw/tricore/Kconfig b/hw/tricore/Kconfig
index 506e6183c1..33c1e852c3 100644
--- a/hw/tricore/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/tricore/Kconfig
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-config TRICORE
+config TRICORE_TESTBOARD
     bool
 
 config TRIBOARD
     bool
-    select TRICORE
     select TC27X_SOC
 
 config TC27X_SOC
diff --git a/hw/tricore/meson.build b/hw/tricore/meson.build
index 47e36bb077..7e3585daf8 100644
--- a/hw/tricore/meson.build
+++ b/hw/tricore/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 tricore_ss = ss.source_set()
-tricore_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_TRICORE', if_true: files('tricore_testboard.c'))
-tricore_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_TRICORE', if_true: files('tricore_testdevice.c'))
+tricore_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_TRICORE_TESTBOARD', if_true: files('tricore_testboard.c'))
+tricore_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_TRICORE_TESTBOARD', if_true: files('tricore_testdevice.c'))
 tricore_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_TRIBOARD', if_true: files('triboard.c'))
 tricore_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_TC27X_SOC', if_true: files('tc27x_soc.c'))