diff --git a/lib/tests/flakes/subflakeTest/flake.nix b/lib/tests/flakes/subflakeTest/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3dca262cace6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/flakes/subflakeTest/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  inputs = {
+    subflake.url = "path:subflake";
+  };
+  outputs = { self, subflake }: {
+    x = subflake;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/lib/tests/flakes/subflakeTest/subflake/flake.nix b/lib/tests/flakes/subflakeTest/subflake/flake.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ae32d72ef6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/flakes/subflakeTest/subflake/flake.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  outputs = { self }: {
+    y = 1;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/lib/tests/misc.nix b/lib/tests/misc.nix
index 9ca1d7ca50c7..e11fe648cc92 100644
--- a/lib/tests/misc.nix
+++ b/lib/tests/misc.nix
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ runTests {
 
   testCallLocklessFlake = {
     expr = callLocklessFlake {
-      path = ./..;
-      inputs = {};
+      path = ./flakes/subflakeTest;
+      inputs = { subflake = ./flakes/subflakeTest/subflake; };
     };
-    expected = { lib = import ./..; outPath = ./..; };
+    expected = { x = ./flakes/subflakeTest/subflake; outPath = ./flakes/subflakeTest; };
   };
 
 # TRIVIAL