diff --git a/.idf_ci.toml b/.idf_ci.toml
index 618e526481..5931d267d7 100644
--- a/.idf_ci.toml
+++ b/.idf_ci.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 preserve_non_test_related_apps = false
+filter_non_test_related_apps_by_modified_files = true
 exclude_dirs = [
     'tools/test_mkdfu',
     'tools/test_idf_size',