diff --git a/src/systemd/meson.build b/src/systemd/meson.build
index dde0aaf781..e0c967efc5 100644
--- a/src/systemd/meson.build
+++ b/src/systemd/meson.build
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ if cxx.found()
         endif
 endif
 
-foreach header : _systemd_headers + _not_installed_headers
+foreach header : _systemd_headers + _not_installed_headers + ['../libudev/libudev.h']
         foreach opt : opts
-                name = ''.join([header, ':'] + opt)
+                name = ''.join(['cc-', header.split('/')[-1], ':'] + opt)
                 if want_tests != 'false'
-                        test('cc-' + name,
+                        test(name,
                              check_compilation_sh,
                              args : cc.cmd_array() + ['-c', '-x'] + opt +
                                     ['-Werror', '-include',
diff --git a/test/TEST-02-CRYPTSETUP/test.sh b/test/TEST-02-CRYPTSETUP/test.sh
index 545602e17a..71709f7d58 100755
--- a/test/TEST-02-CRYPTSETUP/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-02-CRYPTSETUP/test.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
diff --git a/test/TEST-03-JOBS/test.sh b/test/TEST-03-JOBS/test.sh
index 08e5cfe6c8..93a387df59 100755
--- a/test/TEST-03-JOBS/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-03-JOBS/test.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
diff --git a/test/TEST-04-JOURNAL/test.sh b/test/TEST-04-JOURNAL/test.sh
index 30e7b181b2..33bfcbf681 100755
--- a/test/TEST-04-JOURNAL/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-04-JOURNAL/test.sh
@@ -18,11 +18,18 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
-After=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/test-journal.sh
diff --git a/test/TEST-05-RLIMITS/test.sh b/test/TEST-05-RLIMITS/test.sh
index a1b855c5fb..3eb2165796 100755
--- a/test/TEST-05-RLIMITS/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-05-RLIMITS/test.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system.conf <<EOF
 [Manager]
 DefaultLimitNOFILE=10000:16384
@@ -27,7 +35,6 @@ EOF
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
-After=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/test-rlimits.sh
diff --git a/test/TEST-06-SELINUX/test.sh b/test/TEST-06-SELINUX/test.sh
index 604ede5b2b..0c924ecbbd 100755
--- a/test/TEST-06-SELINUX/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-06-SELINUX/test.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ test_setup() {
         cat <<EOF >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
-After=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/test-selinux-checks.sh
diff --git a/test/TEST-07-ISSUE-1981/test.sh b/test/TEST-07-ISSUE-1981/test.sh
index 88d143e479..499a36038c 100755
--- a/test/TEST-07-ISSUE-1981/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-07-ISSUE-1981/test.sh
@@ -21,11 +21,18 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
-After=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/test-segfault.sh
diff --git a/test/TEST-08-ISSUE-2730/test.sh b/test/TEST-08-ISSUE-2730/test.sh
index 90bf133c6a..b01df3656b 100755
--- a/test/TEST-08-ISSUE-2730/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-08-ISSUE-2730/test.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ test_setup() {
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
-After=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/bin/sh -x -c 'mount -o remount,rw /dev/sda1 && echo OK > /testok; systemctl poweroff'
diff --git a/test/TEST-09-ISSUE-2691/test.sh b/test/TEST-09-ISSUE-2691/test.sh
index 40eac30076..01eb4dbac8 100755
--- a/test/TEST-09-ISSUE-2691/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-09-ISSUE-2691/test.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ test_setup() {
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<'EOF'
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
-After=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
diff --git a/test/TEST-10-ISSUE-2467/test.sh b/test/TEST-10-ISSUE-2467/test.sh
index e61f5acd3c..d8959187a1 100755
--- a/test/TEST-10-ISSUE-2467/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-10-ISSUE-2467/test.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ test_setup() {
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<'EOF'
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
-After=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
diff --git a/test/TEST-11-ISSUE-3166/test.sh b/test/TEST-11-ISSUE-3166/test.sh
index 8aae4d5ed9..6cde7fd7ea 100755
--- a/test/TEST-11-ISSUE-3166/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-11-ISSUE-3166/test.sh
@@ -20,11 +20,18 @@ test_setup() {
         setup_basic_environment
         dracut_install false touch
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
-After=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/test-fail-on-restart.sh
diff --git a/test/TEST-12-ISSUE-3171/test.sh b/test/TEST-12-ISSUE-3171/test.sh
index 559fa469cd..0c267e11a6 100755
--- a/test/TEST-12-ISSUE-3171/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-12-ISSUE-3171/test.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ test_setup() {
         setup_basic_environment
         dracut_install cat mv stat nc
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
@@ -31,7 +39,6 @@ ExecStart=/test-socket-group.sh
 Type=oneshot
 EOF
 
-
         cat >$initdir/test-socket-group.sh <<'EOF'
 #!/bin/bash
 set -x
diff --git a/test/TEST-13-NSPAWN-SMOKE/test.sh b/test/TEST-13-NSPAWN-SMOKE/test.sh
index f485a9259c..75e214c008 100755
--- a/test/TEST-13-NSPAWN-SMOKE/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-13-NSPAWN-SMOKE/test.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ test_setup() {
         setup_basic_environment
         dracut_install busybox chmod rmdir unshare ip
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         cp create-busybox-container $initdir/
 
         ./create-busybox-container $initdir/nc-container
@@ -29,7 +37,6 @@ test_setup() {
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
-After=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/test-nspawn.sh
diff --git a/test/TEST-14-MACHINE-ID/test.sh b/test/TEST-14-MACHINE-ID/test.sh
index 62003b91b6..9435834204 100755
--- a/test/TEST-14-MACHINE-ID/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-14-MACHINE-ID/test.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ test_setup() {
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
-After=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/bin/sh -e -x -c '/test-machine-id-setup.sh; systemctl --state=failed --no-legend --no-pager > /failed ; echo OK > /testok'
diff --git a/test/TEST-15-DROPIN/testsuite.service b/test/TEST-15-DROPIN/testsuite.service
index d9790c2610..4c9f65e2b1 100644
--- a/test/TEST-15-DROPIN/testsuite.service
+++ b/test/TEST-15-DROPIN/testsuite.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
-After=multi-user.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/test-dropin.sh
diff --git a/test/TEST-17-UDEV-WANTS/test.sh b/test/TEST-17-UDEV-WANTS/test.sh
index 24989ebcf6..074771ab75 100755
--- a/test/TEST-17-UDEV-WANTS/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-17-UDEV-WANTS/test.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ TEST_DESCRIPTION="UDEV SYSTEMD_WANTS property"
 TEST_NO_NSPAWN=1
 
 . $TEST_BASE_DIR/test-functions
-QEMU_TIMEOUT=180
+QEMU_TIMEOUT=300
 
 test_setup() {
     create_empty_image
diff --git a/test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/test.sh b/test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/test.sh
index e48ba9bac3..783b3aac6e 100755
--- a/test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-18-FAILUREACTION/test.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ EOF
     ) || return 1
     setup_nspawn_root
 
+    # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+    ln -s /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+    ln -s /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+    ln -s /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+    ln -s /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+    ln -s /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+
     ddebug "umount $TESTDIR/root"
     umount $TESTDIR/root
 }
diff --git a/test/TEST-19-DELEGATE/test.sh b/test/TEST-19-DELEGATE/test.sh
index 75e13f8cf2..bb0c5057b2 100755
--- a/test/TEST-19-DELEGATE/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-19-DELEGATE/test.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
diff --git a/test/TEST-20-MAINPIDGAMES/test.sh b/test/TEST-20-MAINPIDGAMES/test.sh
index b14083a256..4ec8081478 100755
--- a/test/TEST-20-MAINPIDGAMES/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-20-MAINPIDGAMES/test.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
diff --git a/test/TEST-22-TMPFILES/testsuite.service b/test/TEST-22-TMPFILES/testsuite.service
index 123b12790f..a19174e795 100644
--- a/test/TEST-22-TMPFILES/testsuite.service
+++ b/test/TEST-22-TMPFILES/testsuite.service
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
-After=multi-user.target
+After=systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
 
 [Service]
 WorkingDirectory=/testsuite
diff --git a/test/TEST-23-TYPE-EXEC/test.sh b/test/TEST-23-TYPE-EXEC/test.sh
index bdcea239a7..2e76451f5b 100755
--- a/test/TEST-23-TYPE-EXEC/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-23-TYPE-EXEC/test.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ test_setup() {
 
         setup_basic_environment
 
+        # mask some services that we do not want to run in these tests
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-hwdb-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.socket
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
+        ln -fs /dev/null $initdir/etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
+
         # setup the testsuite service
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]