diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 4785057d90..9e8626341e 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -1690,6 +1690,7 @@ F:	package/zynaddsubfx/
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_distro.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_gnupg.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/sample_python_pyalsa.py
+F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_hwloc.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_octave.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_ola.py
 F:	support/testing/tests/package/test_ola/
diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_hwloc.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_hwloc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a776c4038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_hwloc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import os
+
+import infra.basetest
+
+
+class TestHWLoc(infra.basetest.BRTest):
+    config = infra.basetest.BASIC_TOOLCHAIN_CONFIG + \
+        """
+        BR2_PACKAGE_HWLOC=y
+        BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO=y
+        # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
+        """
+
+    def test_run(self):
+        cpio_file = os.path.join(self.builddir, "images", "rootfs.cpio")
+        self.emulator.boot(arch="armv5",
+                           kernel="builtin",
+                           options=["-initrd", cpio_file])
+        self.emulator.login()
+
+        self.assertRunOk("hwloc-info")
+        self.assertRunOk("hwloc-ls")