diff --git a/cc/testing.go b/cc/testing.go
index 45e531208..f62c5f114 100644
--- a/cc/testing.go
+++ b/cc/testing.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ func RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx android.RegistrationContext) {
 	RegisterBinaryBuildComponents(ctx)
 	RegisterLibraryBuildComponents(ctx)
 	RegisterLibraryHeadersBuildComponents(ctx)
-	genrule.RegisterGenruleBuildComponents(ctx)
 
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("toolchain_library", ToolchainLibraryFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("llndk_library", LlndkLibraryFactory)
@@ -591,6 +590,7 @@ func TestConfig(buildDir string, os android.OsType, env map[string]string,
 
 func CreateTestContext(config android.Config) *android.TestContext {
 	ctx := android.NewTestArchContext(config)
+	genrule.RegisterGenruleBuildComponents(ctx)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_fuzz", FuzzFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_test", TestFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("cc_test_library", TestLibraryFactory)
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index bb51ebc3d..911265532 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"android/soong/genrule"
 	"github.com/google/blueprint/proptools"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ func testContext(config android.Config) *android.TestContext {
 
 	android.RegisterPrebuiltMutators(ctx)
 
+	genrule.RegisterGenruleBuildComponents(ctx)
+
 	// Register module types and mutators from cc needed for JNI testing
 	cc.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
 
diff --git a/rust/testing.go b/rust/testing.go
index 1afe27ef0..9534ab580 100644
--- a/rust/testing.go
+++ b/rust/testing.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package rust
 import (
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/cc"
+	"android/soong/genrule"
 )
 
 func GatherRequiredDepsForTest() string {
@@ -211,6 +212,7 @@ func CreateTestContext(config android.Config) *android.TestContext {
 	ctx := android.NewTestArchContext(config)
 	android.RegisterPrebuiltMutators(ctx)
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(android.RegisterDefaultsPreArchMutators)
+	genrule.RegisterGenruleBuildComponents(ctx)
 	cc.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
 	RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
 
diff --git a/sdk/testing.go b/sdk/testing.go
index 0bbf7f443..7a2540a27 100644
--- a/sdk/testing.go
+++ b/sdk/testing.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"android/soong/android"
 	"android/soong/apex"
 	"android/soong/cc"
+	"android/soong/genrule"
 	"android/soong/java"
 )
 
@@ -109,6 +110,9 @@ func testSdkContext(bp string, fs map[string][]byte, extraOsTypes []android.OsTy
 	// from java package
 	java.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)
 
+	// from genrule package
+	genrule.RegisterGenruleBuildComponents(ctx)
+
 	// from cc package
 	cc.RegisterRequiredBuildComponentsForTest(ctx)