diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/disk-cdrom-empty-network-invalid.x86_64-latest.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/disk-cdrom-empty-network-invalid-active.x86_64-latest.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/disk-cdrom-empty-network-invalid.x86_64-latest.xml
rename to tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/disk-cdrom-empty-network-invalid-active.x86_64-latest.xml
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/disk-cdrom-empty-network-invalid-inactive.x86_64-latest.xml b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/disk-cdrom-empty-network-invalid-inactive.x86_64-latest.xml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..9733ff06a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmloutdata/disk-cdrom-empty-network-invalid-inactive.x86_64-latest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+disk-cdrom-empty-network-invalid-active.x86_64-latest.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
index 50e6860dfc..e9ab6d8a45 100644
--- a/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/qemuxml2xmltest.c
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("disk-aio");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("disk-aio-io_uring");
     DO_TEST_NOCAPS("disk-cdrom");
+    /* The 'disk-cdrom-empty-network-invalid' test case uses separate
+     * '-active'/'-inactive' output files to work around 'virschematest'
+     * thinking the output file is invalid XML */
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("disk-cdrom-empty-network-invalid");
     DO_TEST_CAPS_LATEST("disk-cdrom-network");
     DO_TEST("disk-cdrom-bus-other", QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_USB_STORAGE);