diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_fwts.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_fwts.py
index 6e2b6f50ba..4df13b60f9 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/package/test_fwts.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_fwts.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class TestFwts(infra.basetest.BRTest):
     config = \
         """
         BR2_aarch64=y
+        BR2_neoverse_n1=y
         BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
         BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyAMA0"
         BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ class TestFwts(infra.basetest.BRTest):
         flash1 = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "SBSA_FLASH1.fd")
         self.emulator.boot(arch="aarch64",
                            options=["-M", "sbsa-ref",
-                                    "-cpu", "cortex-a57",
+                                    "-cpu", "neoverse-n1",
                                     "-m", "512M",
                                     "-pflash", flash0,
                                     "-pflash", flash1,