diff --git a/.github/test-spec.yml b/.github/test-spec.yml
index 09d7b372bfc..af7db8adce7 100644
--- a/.github/test-spec.yml
+++ b/.github/test-spec.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@
 # Not necessary to run tests on changes to this repo.
 
 "CI-boot-test":
-  - "boards/nordic/**/*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf52840dk*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf5340dk*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf54h20dk*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf54l*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf9160dk*"
   - "subsys/mgmt/mcumgr/**/*"
   - "subsys/dfu/**/*"
   - "include/mgmt/mcumgr/**/*"
@@ -50,7 +54,8 @@
   - "tests/subsys/mgmt/mcumgr/**/*"
 
 "CI-dfu-test":
-  - "boards/nordic/**/*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf54h20dk*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf54l*"
   - "drivers/bluetooth/**/*"
   - "drivers/console/**/*"
   - "drivers/flash/**/*"
@@ -180,7 +185,11 @@
   - "modules/mbedtls/**/*"
 
 "CI-fem-test":
-  - "boards/nordic/**/*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf21540dk*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf52833dk*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf52840dk*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf5340dk*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf54l*"
   - "drivers/bluetooth/hci/**/*"
   - "drivers/entropy/**/*"
   - "dts/bindings/**/*"
@@ -203,7 +212,11 @@
   - "CMakeLists.txt"
 
 "CI-rs-test":
-  - "boards/nordic/**/*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf21540dk*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf52833dk*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf52840dk*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf5340dk*"
+  - "boards/nordic/nrf54l*"
   - "drivers/bluetooth/hci/**/*"
   - "drivers/entropy/**/*"
   - "dts/bindings/**/*"