diff --git a/bin/tests/system/isctest/vars/.ac_vars/XMLLINT.in b/bin/tests/system/isctest/vars/.ac_vars/XMLLINT.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9364f0fb42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/tests/system/isctest/vars/.ac_vars/XMLLINT.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@XMLLINT@
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a60ba181f1..d403f37ef1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_PYTEST], [test -n "$PYTEST"])
 # Optional utilities, only used by system tests.
 #
 AC_PATH_PROG([JQ], [jq])
+AC_PATH_PROG([XMLLINT], [xmllint])
 AC_PATH_PROG([XSLTPROC], [xsltproc])
 
 #
@@ -1650,6 +1651,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([bin/tests/Makefile
 		 bin/tests/system/isctest/vars/.ac_vars/PERL
 		 bin/tests/system/isctest/vars/.ac_vars/CURL
 		 bin/tests/system/isctest/vars/.ac_vars/NC
+		 bin/tests/system/isctest/vars/.ac_vars/XMLLINT
 		 bin/tests/system/isctest/vars/.ac_vars/XSLTPROC
 		 bin/tests/system/isctest/vars/.ac_vars/PYTEST
 		 bin/tests/system/dyndb/driver/Makefile