diff --git a/tests/kernel/usage/thread_runtime_stats/src/test_thread_runtime_stats.c b/tests/kernel/usage/thread_runtime_stats/src/test_thread_runtime_stats.c
index 211cc11..ff0ceea 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/usage/thread_runtime_stats/src/test_thread_runtime_stats.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/usage/thread_runtime_stats/src/test_thread_runtime_stats.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_RISCV)
 #define IDLE_EVENT_STATS_PRECISION 7
+#elif defined(CONFIG_QEMU_TARGET)
+#define IDLE_EVENT_STATS_PRECISION 3
 #else
 #define IDLE_EVENT_STATS_PRECISION 1
 #endif