diff --git a/testing/cmocka/Kconfig b/testing/cmocka/Kconfig
index 7aebcde0c7..d56006251f 100644
--- a/testing/cmocka/Kconfig
+++ b/testing/cmocka/Kconfig
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@ config TESTING_CMOCKA_STACKSIZE
 	int "cmocka test stack size"
 	default DEFAULT_TASK_STACKSIZE
 
+config TESTING_CMOCKA_LEAKDETECT
+	bool "Memory leaks can be checked using cmocka, please use in local environment"
+	default n
+
 endif
diff --git a/testing/cmocka/Make.defs b/testing/cmocka/Make.defs
index 1f1709a028..3086f8fcb1 100644
--- a/testing/cmocka/Make.defs
+++ b/testing/cmocka/Make.defs
@@ -22,4 +22,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_TESTING_CMOCKA),)
 CONFIGURED_APPS += $(APPDIR)/testing/cmocka
 CFLAGS += ${INCDIR_PREFIX}$(APPDIR)/testing/cmocka/cmocka/include
 CXXFLAGS += ${INCDIR_PREFIX}$(APPDIR)/testing/cmocka/cmocka/include
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_TESTING_CMOCKA_LEAKDETECT),)
+CFLAGS += -DUNIT_TESTING=ON
+endif
 endif