diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-cputopology-nvcpu-mismatch.xml b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-cputopology-nvcpu-mismatch.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bd05fb7da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-cputopology-nvcpu-mismatch.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<domain type='bhyve'>
+  <name>bhyve</name>
+  <uuid>df3be7e7-a104-11e3-aeb0-50e5492bd3dc</uuid>
+  <memory>219136</memory>
+  <vcpu>4</vcpu>
+  <cpu>
+    <topology sockets='1' cores='2' threads='1'/>
+  </cpu>
+  <os>
+    <type>hvm</type>
+  </os>
+  <devices>
+    <disk type='file'>
+      <driver name='file' type='raw'/>
+      <source file='/tmp/freebsd.img'/>
+      <target dev='hda' bus='sata'/>
+      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='2' unit='0'/>
+    </disk>
+    <interface type='bridge'>
+      <mac address='52:54:00:b9:94:02'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <source bridge="virbr0"/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
+    </interface>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-cputopology.args b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-cputopology.args
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d175a4178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-cputopology.args
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/usr/sbin/bhyve \
+-c cpus=2,sockets=1,cores=2,threads=1 \
+-m 214 \
+-u \
+-H \
+-P \
+-s 0:0,hostbridge \
+-s 2:0,ahci,hd:/tmp/freebsd.img \
+-s 3:0,virtio-net,faketapdev,mac=52:54:00:b9:94:02 bhyve
diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-cputopology.ldargs b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-cputopology.ldargs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32538b558e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-cputopology.ldargs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/usr/sbin/bhyveload \
+-m 214 \
+-d /tmp/freebsd.img bhyve
diff --git a/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-cputopology.xml b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-cputopology.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83c7d423c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/bhyvexml2argvdata/bhyvexml2argv-cputopology.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<domain type='bhyve'>
+  <name>bhyve</name>
+  <uuid>df3be7e7-a104-11e3-aeb0-50e5492bd3dc</uuid>
+  <memory>219136</memory>
+  <vcpu>2</vcpu>
+  <cpu>
+    <topology sockets='1' cores='2' threads='1'/>
+  </cpu>
+  <os>
+    <type>hvm</type>
+  </os>
+  <devices>
+    <disk type='file'>
+      <driver name='file' type='raw'/>
+      <source file='/tmp/freebsd.img'/>
+      <target dev='hda' bus='sata'/>
+      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='2' unit='0'/>
+    </disk>
+    <interface type='bridge'>
+      <mac address='52:54:00:b9:94:02'/>
+      <model type='virtio'/>
+      <source bridge="virbr0"/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/>
+    </interface>
+  </devices>
+</domain>