diff --git a/tests/driver_ili9341/Kconfig b/tests/driver_ili9341/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16c54fe995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/driver_ili9341/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021 HAW Hamburg
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+#
+
+config NO_RIOT_IMAGE
+    bool
+    prompt "Avoid showing the RIOT logo on the test" if !HAS_ARCH_AVR8
+    # the logo does not usually fit in AVR8
+    default y if HAS_ARCH_AVR8
+    help
+        Say y to avoid loading the RIOT logo on the test application. Useful for architectures
+        storing it in a limited RAM.
diff --git a/tests/driver_ili9341/Makefile b/tests/driver_ili9341/Makefile
index 47d5327a66..aa686e9ba7 100644
--- a/tests/driver_ili9341/Makefile
+++ b/tests/driver_ili9341/Makefile
@@ -5,15 +5,19 @@ USEMODULE += ili9341
 USEMODULE += ztimer
 USEMODULE += ztimer_msec
 
+# As there is an 'Kconfig' we want to explicitly disable Kconfig by setting
+# the variable to empty
+SHOULD_RUN_KCONFIG ?=
+
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
 
 # Check if being configured via Kconfig
 ifndef CONFIG_KCONFIG_USEMODULE_ILI9341
-CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_ILI9341_LE_MODE
-endif
+  CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_ILI9341_LE_MODE
 
-# The AVR architecture stores the image in the RAM, this usually doesn't fit.
-# This flag excludes the image from the test
-ifneq (,$(filter arch_avr8,$(FEATURES_USED)))
-  CFLAGS += -DNO_RIOT_IMAGE
+  # The AVR architecture stores the image in the RAM, this usually doesn't fit.
+  # This flag excludes the image from the test
+  ifneq (,$(filter arch_avr8,$(FEATURES_USED)))
+    CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_NO_RIOT_IMAGE
+  endif
 endif
diff --git a/tests/driver_ili9341/main.c b/tests/driver_ili9341/main.c
index b817a062eb..9e0d6a17c6 100644
--- a/tests/driver_ili9341/main.c
+++ b/tests/driver_ili9341/main.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ int main(void)
     /* Make the same square black again */
     ili9341_fill(&dev, 10, 59, 10, 109, 0x0000);
 
-#ifndef NO_RIOT_IMAGE
+#ifndef CONFIG_NO_RIOT_IMAGE
     /* Approximate middle of the display */
     ili9341_pixmap(&dev, 95, 222, 85, 153, (const uint16_t *)picture);
 #endif