diff --git a/internal/hostagent/smartctl_coverage_test.go b/internal/hostagent/smartctl_coverage_test.go
index f8cf4bb59..f4d24aad0 100644
--- a/internal/hostagent/smartctl_coverage_test.go
+++ b/internal/hostagent/smartctl_coverage_test.go
@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ func TestDefaultRunCommandOutputRejectsOversizedOutput(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCollectLocalNoDevices(t *testing.T) {
+	forceLinuxLSBLKFallback(t)
+
 	origRun := smartRunCommandOutput
 	t.Cleanup(func() { smartRunCommandOutput = origRun })