diff --git a/test/TEST-20-MAINPIDGAMES/test.sh b/test/TEST-20-MAINPIDGAMES/test.sh
index 0ba30bdb00..05fa847a65 100755
--- a/test/TEST-20-MAINPIDGAMES/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-20-MAINPIDGAMES/test.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ test_setup() {
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
+Before=getty-pre.target
+Wants=getty-pre.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/bin/bash -x /testsuite.sh
diff --git a/test/TEST-22-TMPFILES/testsuite.service b/test/TEST-22-TMPFILES/testsuite.service
index a19174e795..2f1b15c3ed 100644
--- a/test/TEST-22-TMPFILES/testsuite.service
+++ b/test/TEST-22-TMPFILES/testsuite.service
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
 After=systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
+Before=getty-pre.target
+Wants=getty-pre.target
 
 [Service]
 WorkingDirectory=/testsuite
diff --git a/test/TEST-42-EXECSTOPPOST/test.sh b/test/TEST-42-EXECSTOPPOST/test.sh
index dd967879ca..865989d001 100755
--- a/test/TEST-42-EXECSTOPPOST/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-42-EXECSTOPPOST/test.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ EOF
         cat >$initdir/etc/systemd/system/testsuite.service <<EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=Testsuite service
+Before=getty-pre.target
+Wants=getty-pre.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/testsuite.sh