diff --git a/tests/subsys/net/lib/download_client/boards/qemu_cortex_m3.conf b/tests/subsys/net/lib/download_client/boards/qemu_cortex_m3.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5901b68d74da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/subsys/net/lib/download_client/boards/qemu_cortex_m3.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+CONFIG_NET_TCP=y
+CONFIG_NET_TCP_ISN_RFC6528=n
+CONFIG_NET_UDP=y
+CONFIG_TEST_RANDOM_GENERATOR=y
+CONFIG_NET_SLIP_TAP=n
diff --git a/tests/subsys/net/lib/download_client/testcase.yaml b/tests/subsys/net/lib/download_client/testcase.yaml
index a52d01312443..ec9b456352c3 100644
--- a/tests/subsys/net/lib/download_client/testcase.yaml
+++ b/tests/subsys/net/lib/download_client/testcase.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 tests:
   net.lib.download_client:
     tags: fota
-    platform_allow: native_sim nrf9160dk_nrf9160 nrf9160dk_nrf9160_ns
+    platform_allow: native_sim qemu_cortex_m3
     integration_platforms:
       - native_sim