diff --git a/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.esp32-ard.yaml b/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.esp32-ard.yaml
index f486544afa..e64f24a892 100644
--- a/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.esp32-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.esp32-ard.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ substitutions:
   tx_pin: GPIO17
   rx_pin: GPIO16
 
+packages:
+  uart: !include ../../test_build_components/common/uart/esp32-ard.yaml
+
 <<: !include common.yaml
diff --git a/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.esp32-c3-ard.yaml b/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.esp32-c3-ard.yaml
index b516342f3b..91685ce787 100644
--- a/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.esp32-c3-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.esp32-c3-ard.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ substitutions:
   tx_pin: GPIO4
   rx_pin: GPIO5
 
+packages:
+  uart: !include ../../test_build_components/common/uart/esp32-c3-ard.yaml
+
 <<: !include common.yaml
diff --git a/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.esp8266-ard.yaml b/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
index 5698a7ef5f..96ab4ef6ac 100644
--- a/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.esp8266-ard.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ substitutions:
   tx_pin: GPIO0
   rx_pin: GPIO2
 
+packages:
+  uart: !include ../../test_build_components/common/uart/esp8266-ard.yaml
+
 <<: !include common.yaml
diff --git a/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.rp2040-ard.yaml b/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
index b516342f3b..b28f2b5e05 100644
--- a/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
+++ b/tests/components/zwave_proxy/test.rp2040-ard.yaml
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ substitutions:
   tx_pin: GPIO4
   rx_pin: GPIO5
 
+packages:
+  uart: !include ../../test_build_components/common/uart/rp2040-ard.yaml
+
 <<: !include common.yaml