diff --git a/events/CMakeLists.txt b/events/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e7a6c6bda9d..61a606aecf86 100644
--- a/events/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/events/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 if(CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME STREQUAL PROJECT_NAME AND BUILD_TESTING)
     if(BUILD_GREENTEA_TESTS)
-        # add greentea test
+        add_subdirectory(tests/TESTS)
     else()
         add_subdirectory(tests/UNITTESTS)
     endif()
diff --git a/events/tests/TESTS/CMakeLists.txt b/events/tests/TESTS/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d62badeee32b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/events/tests/TESTS/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2021 ARM Limited. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+add_subdirectory(events/equeue)
+add_subdirectory(events/queue)
+add_subdirectory(events/timing)
diff --git a/events/tests/TESTS/events/equeue/CMakeLists.txt b/events/tests/TESTS/events/equeue/CMakeLists.txt
index f49813e1b285..9211b02d23b9 100644
--- a/events/tests/TESTS/events/equeue/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/events/tests/TESTS/events/equeue/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2020 ARM Limited. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2021 ARM Limited. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19.0 FATAL_ERROR)
-
-set(MBED_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../.. CACHE INTERNAL "")
-set(TEST_TARGET mbed-events-equeue)
-
-include(${MBED_PATH}/tools/cmake/mbed_greentea.cmake)
-
-project(${TEST_TARGET})
+include(mbed_greentea)
 
 mbed_greentea_add_test(
     TEST_NAME
-        ${TEST_TARGET}
+        mbed-events-equeue
     TEST_SOURCES
         main.cpp
     TEST_REQUIRED_LIBS
diff --git a/events/tests/TESTS/events/queue/CMakeLists.txt b/events/tests/TESTS/events/queue/CMakeLists.txt
index 06183db4b466..198677f402b1 100644
--- a/events/tests/TESTS/events/queue/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/events/tests/TESTS/events/queue/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2020 ARM Limited. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2021 ARM Limited. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+include(mbed_greentea)
 
-set(MBED_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../.. CACHE INTERNAL "")
-set(TEST_TARGET mbed-events-queue)
-
-include(${MBED_PATH}/tools/cmake/mbed_greentea.cmake)
-
-project(${TEST_TARGET})
+if(NOT "DEVICE_USTICKER=1" IN_LIST MBED_TARGET_DEFINITIONS)
+    set(TEST_SKIPPED "Microsecond ticker required")
+endif()
 
 mbed_greentea_add_test(
     TEST_NAME
-        ${TEST_TARGET}
+        mbed-events-queue
     TEST_SOURCES
         main.cpp
     TEST_REQUIRED_LIBS
         mbed-events
+    TEST_SKIPPED
+        ${TEST_SKIPPED}
 )
diff --git a/events/tests/TESTS/events/timing/CMakeLists.txt b/events/tests/TESTS/events/timing/CMakeLists.txt
index f979ea3c7200..9e906603c9b5 100644
--- a/events/tests/TESTS/events/timing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/events/tests/TESTS/events/timing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2020 ARM Limited. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2021 ARM Limited. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19.0 FATAL_ERROR)
+include(mbed_greentea)
 
-set(MBED_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../.. CACHE INTERNAL "")
-set(TEST_TARGET mbed-events-timing)
-
-include(${MBED_PATH}/tools/cmake/mbed_greentea.cmake)
-
-project(${TEST_TARGET})
+if(NOT "DEVICE_USTICKER=1" IN_LIST MBED_TARGET_DEFINITIONS)
+    set(TEST_SKIPPED "Microsecond ticker required")
+endif()
 
 mbed_greentea_add_test(
     TEST_NAME
-        ${TEST_TARGET}
+        mbed-events-timing
     TEST_SOURCES
         main.cpp
     TEST_REQUIRED_LIBS
         mbed-events
+    TEST_SKIPPED
+        ${TEST_SKIPPED}
 )