diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_perl_dbd_mysql.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_perl_dbd_mysql.py
index f8fe832b41..93551b420f 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/package/test_perl_dbd_mysql.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_perl_dbd_mysql.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from tests.package.test_perl import TestPerlBase
+import os
 
 
 class TestPerlDBDmysql(TestPerlBase):
@@ -13,8 +14,18 @@ class TestPerlDBDmysql(TestPerlBase):
         """
         BR2_PACKAGE_PERL=y
         BR2_PACKAGE_PERL_DBD_MYSQL=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_SIZE="120M"
         """
 
+    def login(self):
+        ext2_file = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "rootfs.ext2")
+        self.emulator.boot(arch="armv5",
+                           kernel="builtin",
+                           options=["-drive", "file=%s,if=scsi,format=raw" % ext2_file],
+                           kernel_cmdline=["rootwait", "root=/dev/sda"])
+        self.emulator.login()
+
     def test_run(self):
         self.login()
         self.module_test("DBI")