diff --git a/tests/events/Makefile b/tests/events/Makefile
index c8ab5501b0..28d4631f9b 100644
--- a/tests/events/Makefile
+++ b/tests/events/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 include ../Makefile.tests_common
 
+BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := arduino-duemilanove arduino-uno
+
 FORCE_ASSERTS = 1
 USEMODULE += event_callback
 USEMODULE += event_timeout