diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/_testing.py b/tools/binman/etype/_testing.py
index c376dd5c9ca296d3b87618f36a0a4d589ddccd78..0b1eaefc3ce4aac83af884a40e956f5439f52bb9 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/_testing.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/_testing.py
@@ -10,16 +10,22 @@ import fdt_util
 import tools
 
 class Entry__testing(Entry):
+    """A fake entry used for testing
+
+    Properties:
+        return_invalid_entry: Return an invalid entry from GetPositions()
+    """
     def __init__(self, section, etype, node):
         Entry.__init__(self, section, etype, node)
+        self.return_invalid_entry = fdt_util.GetBool(self._node,
+                                                     'return-invalid-entry')
 
     def ObtainContents(self):
         self.data = 'a'
         self.contents_size = len(self.data)
         return True
 
-    def ReadContents(self):
-        return True
-
     def GetPositions(self):
-        return {'invalid-entry': [1, 2]}
+        if self.return_invalid_entry :
+            return {'invalid-entry': [1, 2]}
+        return {}
diff --git a/tools/binman/test/41_unknown_pos_size.dts b/tools/binman/test/41_unknown_pos_size.dts
index a8e7d8aa2276b3c1a58a5f1fc95d045dc4685b79..94fe821c470b3216c98e15c64308342474ddf8e3 100644
--- a/tools/binman/test/41_unknown_pos_size.dts
+++ b/tools/binman/test/41_unknown_pos_size.dts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 	binman {
 		_testing {
+			return-invalid-entry;
 		};
         };
 };