diff --git a/tools/testing/nvdimm/Kbuild b/tools/testing/nvdimm/Kbuild
index db33b28c5ef3..0392153a0009 100644
--- a/tools/testing/nvdimm/Kbuild
+++ b/tools/testing/nvdimm/Kbuild
@@ -37,10 +37,12 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_DEV_DAX_PMEM) += dax_pmem.o
 
 nfit-y := $(ACPI_SRC)/core.o
 nfit-$(CONFIG_X86_MCE) += $(ACPI_SRC)/mce.o
+nfit-y += acpi_nfit_test.o
 nfit-y += config_check.o
 
 nd_pmem-y := $(NVDIMM_SRC)/pmem.o
 nd_pmem-y += pmem-dax.o
+nd_pmem-y += pmem_test.o
 nd_pmem-y += config_check.o
 
 nd_btt-y := $(NVDIMM_SRC)/btt.o
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ dax-y += config_check.o
 
 device_dax-y := $(DAX_SRC)/device.o
 device_dax-y += dax-dev.o
+device_dax-y += device_dax_test.o
 device_dax-y += config_check.o
 
 dax_pmem-y := $(DAX_SRC)/pmem.o
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@ libnvdimm-$(CONFIG_ND_CLAIM) += $(NVDIMM_SRC)/claim.o
 libnvdimm-$(CONFIG_BTT) += $(NVDIMM_SRC)/btt_devs.o
 libnvdimm-$(CONFIG_NVDIMM_PFN) += $(NVDIMM_SRC)/pfn_devs.o
 libnvdimm-$(CONFIG_NVDIMM_DAX) += $(NVDIMM_SRC)/dax_devs.o
+libnvdimm-y += libnvdimm_test.o
 libnvdimm-y += config_check.o
 
 obj-m += test/
diff --git a/tools/testing/nvdimm/acpi_nfit_test.c b/tools/testing/nvdimm/acpi_nfit_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..43521512e577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/nvdimm/acpi_nfit_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
+#include "watermark.h"
+
+nfit_test_watermark(acpi_nfit);
diff --git a/tools/testing/nvdimm/device_dax_test.c b/tools/testing/nvdimm/device_dax_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..24b17bf42429
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/nvdimm/device_dax_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
+#include "watermark.h"
+
+nfit_test_watermark(device_dax);
diff --git a/tools/testing/nvdimm/libnvdimm_test.c b/tools/testing/nvdimm/libnvdimm_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..00ca30b23932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/nvdimm/libnvdimm_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
+#include "watermark.h"
+
+nfit_test_watermark(libnvdimm);
diff --git a/tools/testing/nvdimm/pmem_test.c b/tools/testing/nvdimm/pmem_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd38f92275cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/nvdimm/pmem_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
+#include "watermark.h"
+
+nfit_test_watermark(pmem);
diff --git a/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit.c b/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit.c
index 2b57254342aa..77bd5d096333 100644
--- a/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit.c
+++ b/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <nfit.h>
 #include <nd.h>
 #include "nfit_test.h"
+#include "../watermark.h"
 
 /*
  * Generate an NFIT table to describe the following topology:
@@ -2239,6 +2240,11 @@ static __init int nfit_test_init(void)
 {
 	int rc, i;
 
+	pmem_test();
+	libnvdimm_test();
+	acpi_nfit_test();
+	device_dax_test();
+
 	nfit_test_setup(nfit_test_lookup, nfit_test_evaluate_dsm);
 
 	nfit_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("nfit");
diff --git a/tools/testing/nvdimm/watermark.h b/tools/testing/nvdimm/watermark.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ed0528757bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/nvdimm/watermark.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+#ifndef _TEST_NVDIMM_WATERMARK_H_
+#define _TEST_NVDIMM_WATERMARK_H_
+int pmem_test(void);
+int libnvdimm_test(void);
+int acpi_nfit_test(void);
+int device_dax_test(void);
+
+/*
+ * dummy routine for nfit_test to validate it is linking to the properly
+ * mocked module and not the standard one from the base tree.
+ */
+#define nfit_test_watermark(x)				\
+int x##_test(void)					\
+{							\
+	pr_debug("%s for nfit_test\n", KBUILD_MODNAME);	\
+	return 0;					\
+}							\
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(x##_test)
+#endif /* _TEST_NVDIMM_WATERMARK_H_ */
