diff --git a/kernel/kcsan/kcsan_test.c b/kernel/kcsan/kcsan_test.c
index a36fca063a73..767dfacd6ed3 100644
--- a/kernel/kcsan/kcsan_test.c
+++ b/kernel/kcsan/kcsan_test.c
@@ -1380,13 +1380,14 @@ static const void *nthreads_gen_params(const void *prev, char *desc)
 	else
 		nthreads *= 2;
 
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT) || !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KCSAN_INTERRUPT_WATCHER)) {
+	if (!preempt_model_preemptible() ||
+	    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KCSAN_INTERRUPT_WATCHER)) {
 		/*
 		 * Without any preemption, keep 2 CPUs free for other tasks, one
 		 * of which is the main test case function checking for
 		 * completion or failure.
 		 */
-		const long min_unused_cpus = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE) ? 2 : 0;
+		const long min_unused_cpus = preempt_model_none() ? 2 : 0;
 		const long min_required_cpus = 2 + min_unused_cpus;
 
 		if (num_online_cpus() < min_required_cpus) {