diff --git a/support/testing/conf/binfmt-misc-kernel-fragment.config b/support/testing/conf/binfmt-misc-kernel-fragment.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c992ff71b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/conf/binfmt-misc-kernel-fragment.config
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Needed for binfmt_misc service: "Arbitrary Executable File Formats File System"
+CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=y
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/init/test_systemd.py b/support/testing/tests/init/test_systemd.py
index a324ba8569..0ac18cb623 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/init/test_systemd.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/init/test_systemd.py
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ class InitSystemSystemdBase(InitSystemBase):
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.11.3"
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="vexpress"
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="{}"
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="vexpress-v2p-ca9"
         # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
-        """
+        """.format(infra.filepath("conf/binfmt-misc-kernel-fragment.config"))
 
     def check_init(self):
         super(InitSystemSystemdBase, self).check_init("/lib/systemd/systemd")