diff --git a/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml b/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
index cc6c180773..bb3416b4f3 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
+++ b/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/test_apps/.build-test-rules.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 components/esp_driver_sdmmc/test_apps/sdmmc:
   disable:
     - if: SOC_SDMMC_HOST_SUPPORTED != 1
-  disable_test:
-    - if: IDF_TARGET == "esp32p4"
-      temporary: true
-      reason: lack of runner # TODO: IDF-8970
 
   depends_components:
     - sdmmc
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/test_apps/sdmmc/pytest_sdmmc.py b/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/test_apps/sdmmc/pytest_sdmmc.py
index 747b8f36ff..6feedee57e 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/test_apps/sdmmc/pytest_sdmmc.py
+++ b/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/test_apps/sdmmc/pytest_sdmmc.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from pytest_embedded_idf import IdfDut
 @pytest.mark.esp32
 @pytest.mark.esp32s3
 @pytest.mark.esp32p4
-@pytest.mark.temp_skip_ci(targets=['esp32p4'], reason='lack of runners, IDF-8970')
 @pytest.mark.sdcard
 def test_sdmmc(dut: IdfDut) -> None:
     # SDMMC driver can't be reinitialized if the test fails,
diff --git a/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/test_apps/sdmmc/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4 b/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/test_apps/sdmmc/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4
index 7b8ca4566c..bae8235e8d 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/test_apps/sdmmc/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4
+++ b/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/test_apps/sdmmc/sdkconfig.defaults.esp32p4
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ CONFIG_SDMMC_BOARD_ESP32P4_EV_BOARD=y
 CONFIG_SPIRAM=y
 CONFIG_IDF_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES=y
 CONFIG_SPIRAM_SPEED_200M=y
+CONFIG_ESP_CONSOLE_USB_SERIAL_JTAG=y