diff --git a/tests/default.nix b/tests/default.nix
index a6a7b27fe2a..6806ca64adf 100644
--- a/tests/default.nix
+++ b/tests/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ with import ../lib/testing.nix { inherit nixpkgs services system; };
 
 {
   firefox = apply (import ./firefox.nix);
+  gnuIntegration = apply (import ./gnu-integration.nix);
   installer = pkgs.lib.mapAttrs (name: complete) (call (import ./installer.nix));
   kde4 = apply (import ./kde4.nix);
   login = apply (import ./login.nix);
diff --git a/tests/gnu-integration.nix b/tests/gnu-integration.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..199df9538d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gnu-integration.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  machine =
+    { config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+    {
+      nixpkgs.config.packageOverrides = origPkgs: {
+        cpio = pkgs.lib.overrideDerivation origPkgs.cpio (origAttrs: {
+          src = /home/eelco/Dev/nixpkgs/cpio-2.10.91.tar.bz2;
+          patches = [];
+        });
+      };
+    };
+
+  testScript =
+    ''
+      $machine->mustSucceed("cpio --help");
+    '';
+}