diff --git a/tests/nodedevmdevctldata/mdevctl-list-empty.json b/tests/nodedevmdevctldata/mdevctl-list-empty.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/nodedevmdevctldata/mdevctl-list-empty.out.xml b/tests/nodedevmdevctldata/mdevctl-list-empty.out.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/nodedevmdevctltest.c b/tests/nodedevmdevctltest.c
index c04b05c417..e403328e5a 100644
--- a/tests/nodedevmdevctltest.c
+++ b/tests/nodedevmdevctltest.c
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ mymain(void)
 
     DO_TEST_LIST_DEFINED();
 
+    DO_TEST_PARSE_JSON("mdevctl-list-empty");
     DO_TEST_PARSE_JSON("mdevctl-list-empty-array");
     DO_TEST_PARSE_JSON("mdevctl-list-multiple");