diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/lib/oeqa/sdk/cases/buildcpio.py
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+import unittest
+from oeqa.sdk.case import OESDKTestCase
+from oeqa.sdk.utils.sdkbuildproject import SDKBuildProject
+
+class BuildCpioTest(OESDKTestCase):
+    td_vars = ['DATETIME']
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(self):
+        dl_dir = self.td.get('DL_DIR', None)
+
+        self.project = SDKBuildProject(self.tc.sdk_dir + "/cpio/", self.tc.sdk_env,
+                        "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.12.tar.gz",
+                        self.tc.sdk_dir, self.td['DATETIME'], dl_dir=dl_dir)
+        self.project.download_archive()
+
+        machine = self.td.get("MACHINE")
+        if not self.tc.hasHostPackage("packagegroup-cross-canadian-%s" % machine):
+            raise unittest.SkipTest("SDK doesn't contain a cross-canadian toolchain")
+
+    def test_cpio(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.project.run_configure(), 0,
+                        msg="Running configure failed")
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.project.run_make(), 0,
+                        msg="Running make failed")
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.project.run_install(), 0,
+                        msg="Running make install failed")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(self):
+        self.project.clean()