diff --git a/tests/periph/pm/Makefile.ci b/tests/periph/pm/Makefile.ci
index 518b330a9ea19..7f561684577a0 100644
--- a/tests/periph/pm/Makefile.ci
+++ b/tests/periph/pm/Makefile.ci
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 BOARD_INSUFFICIENT_MEMORY := \
+    atmega8 \
     stm32f030f4-demo \
     #