diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index b202195697..bde7f5baf1 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -412,6 +412,7 @@ test_libraries = libshunload.la \
 		vircgroupmock.la \
 		virpcimock.la \
 		virnetdevmock.la \
+		nodeinfomock.la \
 		$(NULL)
 if WITH_QEMU
 test_libraries += libqemumonitortestutils.la \
@@ -1048,6 +1049,11 @@ virpcimock_la_LIBADD = $(GNULIB_LIBS) \
 					   ../src/libvirt.la
 virpcimock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
 
+nodeinfomock_la_SOURCES = \
+	nodeinfomock.c
+nodeinfomock_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
+nodeinfomock_la_LDFLAGS = $(MOCKLIBS_LDFLAGS)
+
 virnetdevtest_SOURCES = \
 	virnetdevtest.c testutils.h testutils.c
 virnetdevtest_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(LIBNL_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/tests/nodeinfodata/linux-ppc64-deconf-cpus.expected b/tests/nodeinfodata/linux-ppc64-deconf-cpus.expected
index 304f423351..113bfa80c1 100644
--- a/tests/nodeinfodata/linux-ppc64-deconf-cpus.expected
+++ b/tests/nodeinfodata/linux-ppc64-deconf-cpus.expected
@@ -1 +1 @@
-CPUs: 10/80, MHz: 3690, Nodes: 1, Sockets: 1, Cores: 80, Threads: 1
+CPUs: 80/80, MHz: 3690, Nodes: 1, Sockets: 1, Cores: 80, Threads: 1
diff --git a/tests/nodeinfomock.c b/tests/nodeinfomock.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9c01521f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/nodeinfomock.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This library 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.
+ *
+ * This library 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 this library.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include "internal.h"
+#include "nodeinfo.h"
+
+int
+nodeGetThreadsPerSubcore(virArch arch)
+{
+    int threads_per_subcore = 0;
+
+    // Emulate SMT=8 on POWER hardware
+    if (ARCH_IS_PPC64(arch))
+        threads_per_subcore = 8;
+
+    return threads_per_subcore;
+}
diff --git a/tests/nodeinfotest.c b/tests/nodeinfotest.c
index 3fffdb2a14..ccef4a9e28 100644
--- a/tests/nodeinfotest.c
+++ b/tests/nodeinfotest.c
@@ -256,6 +256,6 @@ mymain(void)
     return ret == 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
 
-VIRT_TEST_MAIN(mymain)
+VIRT_TEST_MAIN_PRELOAD(mymain, abs_builddir "/.libs/nodeinfomock.so")
 
 #endif /* __linux__ */