diff --git a/meta-selftest/recipes-test/systemd-machine-units/systemd-machine-units_%.bbappend b/meta-selftest/recipes-test/systemd-machine-units/systemd-machine-units_%.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..205720982c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-selftest/recipes-test/systemd-machine-units/systemd-machine-units_%.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# This bbappend is used to alter the recipe using the test_recipe.inc file created by tests.
+include test_recipe.inc