diff --git a/tools/binman/test/01_invalid.dts b/tools/binman/test/01_invalid.dts
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/binman/test/01_invalid.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/ {
+	#address-cells = <1>;
+	#size-cells = <1>;