diff --git a/tools/test_apps/system/panic/main/test_panic_main.c b/tools/test_apps/system/panic/main/test_panic_main.c
index 8e4c4f7d81..2aea62ab21 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/system/panic/main/test_panic_main.c
+++ b/tools/test_apps/system/panic/main/test_panic_main.c
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ static void test_stack_overflow(void)
 
 static void test_illegal_instruction(void)
 {
+#if __XTENSA__
     __asm__ __volatile__("ill");
+#elif __riscv
+    __asm__ __volatile__("unimp");
+#endif
 }
 
 static void test_instr_fetch_prohibited(void)