diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
index bdd4dc49b1..e9402a68a7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/buildtest.yml
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ build-without-defaults:
       --disable-strip
     TARGETS: alpha-softmmu avr-softmmu cris-softmmu hppa-softmmu m68k-softmmu
       mips-softmmu mips64-softmmu mipsel-softmmu sparc-softmmu
-      sparc64-softmmu tricore-softmmu
+      sparc64-softmmu tricore-softmmu xtensa-softmmu xtensaeb-softmmu
       hexagon-linux-user i386-linux-user s390x-linux-user
     MAKE_CHECK_ARGS: check
 
diff --git a/configs/devices/xtensa-softmmu/default.mak b/configs/devices/xtensa-softmmu/default.mak
index f650cad760..fbc3079a94 100644
--- a/configs/devices/xtensa-softmmu/default.mak
+++ b/configs/devices/xtensa-softmmu/default.mak
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 #
 #CONFIG_PCI_DEVICES=n
 
-# Boards:
-#
-CONFIG_XTENSA_SIM=y
-CONFIG_XTENSA_VIRT=y
-CONFIG_XTENSA_XTFPGA=y
+# Boards are selected by default, uncomment to keep out of the build.
+# CONFIG_XTENSA_SIM=n
+# CONFIG_XTENSA_VIRT=n
+# CONFIG_XTENSA_XTFPGA=n
diff --git a/hw/xtensa/Kconfig b/hw/xtensa/Kconfig
index 0740657ea5..443b415c2b 100644
--- a/hw/xtensa/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/xtensa/Kconfig
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 config XTENSA_SIM
+    default y
+    depends on XTENSA
     bool
 
 config XTENSA_VIRT
     bool
+    default y
+    depends on XTENSA
     select XTENSA_SIM
     select PCI_EXPRESS_GENERIC_BRIDGE
     select PCI_DEVICES
 
 config XTENSA_XTFPGA
     bool
+    default y
+    depends on XTENSA
     select OPENCORES_ETH
     select PFLASH_CFI01
     select SERIAL