diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml b/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
index e1dc5f59a4..29e9491406 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
@@ -284,8 +284,11 @@ test_pytest_qemu:
     matrix:
       - IDF_TARGET: "esp32"
         INSTALL_EXTRA_TOOLS: "qemu-xtensa"
+        # Skip Clang + Xtensa tests due to bootloader size issue
+        IDF_TOOLCHAIN: [gcc]
       - IDF_TARGET: "esp32c3"
         INSTALL_EXTRA_TOOLS: "qemu-riscv32"
+        IDF_TOOLCHAIN: [gcc, clang]
   script:
     - run_cmd python tools/ci/ci_build_apps.py . -v
       --target $IDF_TARGET
diff --git a/examples/get-started/hello_world/pytest_hello_world.py b/examples/get-started/hello_world/pytest_hello_world.py
index 3524fd9495..30b63b638c 100644
--- a/examples/get-started/hello_world/pytest_hello_world.py
+++ b/examples/get-started/hello_world/pytest_hello_world.py
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ def verify_elf_sha256_embedding(app: QemuApp, sha256_reported: str) -> None:
         raise ValueError('ELF file SHA256 mismatch')
 
 
-@pytest.mark.esp32  # we only support qemu on esp32 for now
+@pytest.mark.esp32
+@pytest.mark.esp32c3
 @pytest.mark.host_test
 @pytest.mark.qemu
 def test_hello_world_host(app: QemuApp, dut: QemuDut) -> None: