diff --git a/kitchen.yml b/kitchen.yml
index 15c0bbe..20c7024 100644
--- a/kitchen.yml
+++ b/kitchen.yml
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ suites:
       state_top:
         base:
           '*':
+            - unbound._test_dependencies
             - unbound._mapdata
             - unbound
       pillars:
diff --git a/unbound/_test_dependencies.sls b/unbound/_test_dependencies.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1670f22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unbound/_test_dependencies.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{%- if grains['os'] == 'Ubuntu' %}
+unbound-_test_dependencies-stop-systemd-resolved:
+  service.dead:
+    - name: systemd-resolved
+    - enable: False
+{%- endif %}