diff --git a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/runner.py b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/runner.py
index af84994e5cbc93..2d8805903343c5 100644
--- a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/runner.py
+++ b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/runner.py
@@ -680,7 +680,8 @@ def determine_testcases(self, results):
         yaml_testsuite_name = self.instance.testsuite.id
         logger.debug(f"Determine test cases for test suite: {yaml_testsuite_name}")
 
-        elf = ELFFile(open(self.instance.get_elf_file(), "rb"))
+        elf_file = self.instance.get_elf_file()
+        elf = ELFFile(open(elf_file, "rb"))
 
         logger.debug(f"Test instance {self.instance.name} already has {len(self.instance.testcases)} cases.")
         new_ztest_unit_test_regex = re.compile(r"z_ztest_unit_test__([^\s]*)__([^\s]*)")
@@ -702,6 +703,7 @@ def determine_testcases(self, results):
                             detected_cases.append(testcase_id)
 
         if detected_cases:
+            logger.debug(f"{', '.join(detected_cases)} in {elf_file}")
             self.instance.testcases.clear()
             self.instance.testsuite.testcases.clear()
 
diff --git a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testinstance.py b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testinstance.py
index 62b0dd8cd335cd..4632de8c2b61be 100644
--- a/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testinstance.py
+++ b/scripts/pylib/twister/twisterlib/testinstance.py
@@ -290,15 +290,17 @@ def get_elf_file(self) -> str:
             build_dir = self.build_dir
 
         fns = glob.glob(os.path.join(build_dir, "zephyr", "*.elf"))
-        fns.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(build_dir, "zephyr", "*.exe")))
         fns.extend(glob.glob(os.path.join(build_dir, "testbinary")))
         blocklist = [
                 'remapped', # used for xtensa plaforms
                 'zefi', # EFI for Zephyr
-                '_pre' ]
+                'qemu', # elf files generated after running in qemu
+                '_pre']
         fns = [x for x in fns if not any(bad in os.path.basename(x) for bad in blocklist)]
-        if len(fns) != 1 and self.platform.type != 'native':
-            raise BuildError("Missing/multiple output ELF binary")
+        if not fns:
+            raise BuildError("Missing output binary")
+        elif len(fns) > 1:
+            logger.warning(f"multiple ELF files detected: {', '.join(fns)}")
         return fns[0]
 
     def get_buildlog_file(self) -> str: