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diff --git a/tests/unittests/distros/test__init__.py b/tests/unittests/distros/test__init__.py
index 4201c687f..17bf783a7 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/distros/test__init__.py
+++ b/tests/unittests/distros/test__init__.py
@@ -275,6 +275,25 @@ class TestGenericDistro(helpers.FilesystemMockingTestCase):
                 d.is_virtual, "Reflect unknown state on ProcessExecutionError"
             )
 
+    @mock.patch(
+        "cloudinit.distros.subp.subp",
+    )
+    def test_virtualization_on_freebsd(self, m_subp):
+        m_subp.return_value = ("", None)  # swallowed by `ifconfig -a`
+
+        cls = distros.fetch("freebsd")
+        d = cls("freebsd", {}, None)
+        with mock.patch(
+            "cloudinit.distros.subp.subp",
+            return_value=("0\n", None),
+        ):
+            with mock.patch(
+                "cloudinit.distros.subp.subp",
+                return_value=("hv\n", None),
+            ):
+                self.assertEqual(d.virtual(), "microsoft")
+                self.assertTrue(d.is_virtual)
+
 
 class TestGetPackageMirrors:
     def return_first(self, mlist):