diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/serial-pipe-client-vm.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/serial-pipe-client-vm.xml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..44e3e1ee6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/serial-pipe-client-vm.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+serial-pipe.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmldata/serial-pipe-server-app.xml b/tests/vmx2xmldata/serial-pipe-server-app.xml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..44e3e1ee6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmldata/serial-pipe-server-app.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+serial-pipe.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/vmx2xmltest.c b/tests/vmx2xmltest.c
index c97c4c045e..33bf243717 100644
--- a/tests/vmx2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/vmx2xmltest.c
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ mymain(void)
     DO_TEST("serial-file");
     DO_TEST("serial-device");
     DO_TEST("serial-pipe-client-app");
+    DO_TEST("serial-pipe-client-vm");
+    DO_TEST("serial-pipe-server-app");
     DO_TEST("serial-pipe-server-vm");
     DO_TEST("serial-network-server");
     DO_TEST("serial-network-client");