diff --git a/tests/cpp_exclude/external_modules/module_exclude/Kconfig b/tests/cpp_exclude/external_modules/module_exclude/Kconfig
index 6b7765248b..b4b67eda6e 100644
--- a/tests/cpp_exclude/external_modules/module_exclude/Kconfig
+++ b/tests/cpp_exclude/external_modules/module_exclude/Kconfig
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 config MODULE_MODULE_EXCLUDE
     bool "Exclude module"
     depends on TEST_KCONFIG
-    select HAS_CPP
-    select HAS_LIBSTDCPP
+    depends on HAS_CPP
+    depends on HAS_LIBSTDCPP
diff --git a/tests/cpp_exclude/external_modules/module_exclude/Makefile.dep b/tests/cpp_exclude/external_modules/module_exclude/Makefile.dep
index e355de5d71..dadbbdfeef 100644
--- a/tests/cpp_exclude/external_modules/module_exclude/Makefile.dep
+++ b/tests/cpp_exclude/external_modules/module_exclude/Makefile.dep
@@ -1 +1 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += cpp
+FEATURES_REQUIRED += cpp libstdcpp
diff --git a/tests/cpp_ext/external_modules/module/Kconfig b/tests/cpp_ext/external_modules/module/Kconfig
index 84df314513..88a687e7c9 100644
--- a/tests/cpp_ext/external_modules/module/Kconfig
+++ b/tests/cpp_ext/external_modules/module/Kconfig
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@
 config MODULE_MODULE
     bool "Module"
     depends on TEST_KCONFIG
-    select HAS_CPP
-    select HAS_LIBSTDCPP
+    depends on HAS_CPP
+    depends on HAS_LIBSTDCPP
diff --git a/tests/cpp_ext/external_modules/module/Makefile.dep b/tests/cpp_ext/external_modules/module/Makefile.dep
index e355de5d71..dadbbdfeef 100644
--- a/tests/cpp_ext/external_modules/module/Makefile.dep
+++ b/tests/cpp_ext/external_modules/module/Makefile.dep
@@ -1 +1 @@
-FEATURES_REQUIRED += cpp
+FEATURES_REQUIRED += cpp libstdcpp