diff --git a/components/esp_timer/test_apps/main/test_esp_timer.c b/components/esp_timer/test_apps/main/test_esp_timer.c
index f8b5dfc404..8717baedc3 100644
--- a/components/esp_timer/test_apps/main/test_esp_timer.c
+++ b/components/esp_timer/test_apps/main/test_esp_timer.c
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ TEST_CASE("esp_timer for very short intervals", "[esp_timer]")
 }
 
 #if !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C61 // TODO: IDF-10955, test fail
-TEST_CASE("esp_timer_get_time call takes less than 1us", "[esp_timer]")
+static void IRAM_ATTR test_esp_timer_get_time_performance(void)
 {
     int64_t begin = esp_timer_get_time();
     volatile int64_t end;
@@ -400,6 +400,11 @@ TEST_CASE("esp_timer_get_time call takes less than 1us", "[esp_timer]")
     int ns_per_call = (int)((end - begin) * 1000 / iter_count);
     TEST_PERFORMANCE_LESS_THAN(ESP_TIMER_GET_TIME_PER_CALL, "%dns", ns_per_call);
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("esp_timer_get_time call takes less than 1us", "[esp_timer]")
+{
+    test_esp_timer_get_time_performance();
+}
 #endif
 
 static int64_t IRAM_ATTR __attribute__((noinline)) get_clock_diff(void)