diff --git a/tests/unit/runtime/compile/test_compile_wrapper.py b/tests/unit/runtime/compile/test_compile_wrapper.py
index 477b2fe2cc1b..0bebeed117b4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/runtime/compile/test_compile_wrapper.py
+++ b/tests/unit/runtime/compile/test_compile_wrapper.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ def base_config():
             "backend": "inductor"
         }
     }
+    if get_accelerator().device_name() == 'hpu':
+        config_dict['compile']['backend'] = 'hpu_backend'
     return config_dict
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/runtime/compile/test_compile_zero.py b/tests/unit/runtime/compile/test_compile_zero.py
index b3ab91dc4b4c..79ab5efd5099 100644
--- a/tests/unit/runtime/compile/test_compile_zero.py
+++ b/tests/unit/runtime/compile/test_compile_zero.py
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ def test_compile_zero(self, tmpdir, zero_stage, dtype, offload_device):
             }
         }
 
+        if get_accelerator().device_name() == 'hpu':
+            config_dict['compile']['backend'] = 'hpu_backend'
         if offload_device == OffloadDeviceEnum.cpu:
             config_dict["zero_optimization"]["offload_optimizer"] = {"device": offload_device}
         elif offload_device == OffloadDeviceEnum.nvme:
diff --git a/tests/unit/runtime/compile/test_load_config.py b/tests/unit/runtime/compile/test_load_config.py
index 2c0511c31480..f3c53ede91fd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/runtime/compile/test_load_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit/runtime/compile/test_load_config.py
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ def base_config():
             "backend": "inductor"
         }
     }
+
+    if get_accelerator().device_name() == 'hpu':
+        config_dict['compile']['backend'] = 'hpu_backend'
     return config_dict