diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/include/commands.cfg b/tests/zfs-tests/include/commands.cfg
index 0776c53fa..5dc8e32aa 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/include/commands.cfg
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/include/commands.cfg
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export SYSTEM_FILES='arp
     df
     diff
     dirname
+    dmesg
     du
     echo
     egrep