diff --git a/CommonConfig.cmake b/CommonConfig.cmake
index 1bbf95a..711b078 100644
--- a/CommonConfig.cmake
+++ b/CommonConfig.cmake
@@ -254,6 +254,14 @@
 	endif()
 endif()
 
+if (NOT DEFINED SST_TEST_NV_COUNTERS)
+	if (REGRESSION AND (TFM_LVL EQUAL 1))
+		set(SST_TEST_NV_COUNTERS ON)
+	else()
+		set(SST_TEST_NV_COUNTERS OFF)
+	endif()
+endif()
+
 if (NOT DEFINED MBEDTLS_DEBUG)
 	set(MBEDTLS_DEBUG OFF)
 endif()