diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/Makefile b/src/ioc/db/test/Makefile
index 43ea497ed..9b7a62fca 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/test/Makefile
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/Makefile
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@ TESTS += callbackTest
 # When we add more test programs here, this must become a vxTestHarness
 TESTSPEC_vxWorks = callbackTest.munch; callbackTest
 
+DBDINC += xRecord
+
 TESTPROD_HOST += dbChannelTest
 dbChannelTest_SRCS += dbChannelTest.c
+dbChannelTest_SRCS += xRecord_registerRecordDeviceDriver.cpp
 dbChannelTest_LIBS += dbCore
 OBJS_IOC_vxWorks += dbChannelTest
 TESTS += dbChannelTest
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.c b/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.c
index 1653fbe69..ef37041d1 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.c
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.c
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@
 #include "dbChannel.h"
 #include "dbStaticLib.h"
 #include "dbAccessDefs.h"
+#include "recSup.h"
 #include "epicsUnitTest.h"
 #include "testMain.h"
 
+#define GEN_SIZE_OFFSET
+#include "xRecord.h"
+
 /* Expected call bit definitions */
 #define e_start         0x00000001
 #define e_abort         0x00000002
@@ -152,7 +156,9 @@ MAIN(dbChannelTest)
 
     testPlan(68);
 
-    testOk1(!dbReadDatabase(&pdbbase, "dbChannelTest.dbx", ".:..", NULL));
+    testOk1(!dbReadDatabase(&pdbbase, "xRecord.dbd", ".:..", NULL));
+    xRecord_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase);
+    testOk1(!dbReadDatabase(&pdbbase, "dbChannelTest.db", ".:..", NULL));
     testOk(!!pdbbase, "pdbbase was set");
 
     r = e = 0;
@@ -243,3 +249,9 @@ MAIN(dbChannelTest)
 
     return testDone();
 }
+
+#include <epicsExport.h>
+
+static
+rset xRSET;
+epicsExportAddress(rset,xRSET);
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.db b/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.db
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a6fa08e40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.db
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+record(x, x) {}
+
diff --git a/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.dbx b/src/ioc/db/test/xRecord.dbd
similarity index 92%
rename from src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.dbx
rename to src/ioc/db/test/xRecord.dbd
index b743359c1..4837871a4 100644
--- a/src/ioc/db/test/dbChannelTest.dbx
+++ b/src/ioc/db/test/xRecord.dbd
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ recordtype(x) {
     prompt("Value")
   }
 }
-record(x, x) {}