diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 46db8b2..0fba215 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run Renode tests
       run: |
         source ${{ env.VENV_RENODE }}/bin/activate
-        ${{ env.RENODE }}/renode-test --variable BASE_DIR:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE --variable TARGET:nrf52840 --exclude NoCI --exclude libopencm3 tests/*.robot
+        ${{ env.RENODE }}/renode-test --variable BASE_DIR:$GITHUB_WORKSPACE --variable TARGET:nrf52840 --exclude NoCI --exclude libopencm3 --exclude xfail-nrf52840 tests/*.robot
 
     - name: Delete CMSIS build artifact for nRF52840
       uses: geekyeggo/delete-artifact@54ab544f12cdb7b71613a16a2b5a37a9ade990af # v2.0.0
diff --git a/tests/sample_embedded_sync.robot b/tests/sample_embedded_sync.robot
index 687ed84..265bb19 100644
--- a/tests/sample_embedded_sync.robot
+++ b/tests/sample_embedded_sync.robot
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ${EXECUTABLE}       simple_embedding/sample_embedded_sync.elf
 
 *** Test Cases ***
 CMSIS
+    [tags]  xfail-nrf52840
     Run Sample For Library      cmsis           ${EXECUTABLE}
     Output Should Show Success