diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 569be9506a..9dd125ced0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@
 /test-path-lookup
 /test-path-util
 /test-prioq
+/test-proc-cmdline
 /test-process-util
 /test-pty
 /test-qcow2
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f18bc614a8..b2a40ec46b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1430,6 +1430,7 @@ tests += \
 	test-hexdecoct \
 	test-escape \
 	test-alloc-util \
+	test-proc-cmdline \
 	test-fs-util \
 	test-web-util \
 	test-stat-util \
@@ -1781,6 +1782,12 @@ test_fs_util_SOURCES = \
 test_fs_util_LDADD = \
 	libbasic.la
 
+test_proc_cmdline_SOURCES = \
+	src/test/test-proc-cmdline.c
+
+test_proc_cmdline_LDADD = \
+	libbasic.la
+
 test_fd_util_SOURCES = \
 	src/test/test-fd-util.c
 
diff --git a/src/test/test-proc-cmdline.c b/src/test/test-proc-cmdline.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7a8f621a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test-proc-cmdline.c
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/***
+  This file is part of systemd.
+
+  Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering
+
+  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+  along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+***/
+
+#include "alloc-util.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "macro.h"
+#include "proc-cmdline.h"
+#include "special.h"
+#include "string-util.h"
+
+static int parse_item(const char *key, const char *value) {
+        assert_se(key);
+
+        log_info("kernel cmdline option <%s> = <%s>", key, strna(value));
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static void test_parse_proc_cmdline(void) {
+        assert_se(parse_proc_cmdline(parse_item) >= 0);
+}
+
+static void test_runlevel_to_target(void) {
+        assert_se(streq_ptr(runlevel_to_target(NULL), NULL));
+        assert_se(streq_ptr(runlevel_to_target("unknown-runlevel"), NULL));
+        assert_se(streq_ptr(runlevel_to_target("3"), SPECIAL_MULTI_USER_TARGET));
+}
+
+int main(void) {
+        log_parse_environment();
+        log_open();
+
+        test_parse_proc_cmdline();
+        test_runlevel_to_target();
+
+        return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/test/test-util.c b/src/test/test-util.c
index 06ea81df22..50bb0211be 100644
--- a/src/test/test-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-util.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "mkdir.h"
 #include "parse-util.h"
 #include "path-util.h"
-#include "proc-cmdline.h"
 #include "process-util.h"
 #include "rm-rf.h"
 #include "special.h"
@@ -271,17 +270,6 @@ static void test_execute_directory(void) {
         (void) rm_rf(template_hi, REMOVE_ROOT|REMOVE_PHYSICAL);
 }
 
-static int parse_item(const char *key, const char *value) {
-        assert_se(key);
-
-        log_info("kernel cmdline option <%s> = <%s>", key, strna(value));
-        return 0;
-}
-
-static void test_parse_proc_cmdline(void) {
-        assert_se(parse_proc_cmdline(parse_item) >= 0);
-}
-
 static void test_raw_clone(void) {
         pid_t parent, pid, pid2;
 
@@ -375,12 +363,6 @@ cleanup:
         assert_se(rmdir(t) >= 0);
 }
 
-static void test_runlevel_to_target(void) {
-        assert_se(streq_ptr(runlevel_to_target(NULL), NULL));
-        assert_se(streq_ptr(runlevel_to_target("unknown-runlevel"), NULL));
-        assert_se(streq_ptr(runlevel_to_target("3"), SPECIAL_MULTI_USER_TARGET));
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         log_parse_environment();
         log_open();
@@ -395,11 +377,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         test_log2i();
         test_glob_exists();
         test_execute_directory();
-        test_parse_proc_cmdline();
         test_raw_clone();
         test_sparse_write();
         test_fgetxattrat_fake();
-        test_runlevel_to_target();
 
         return 0;
 }