diff --git a/test/integration/targets/strategy_linear/inventory b/test/integration/targets/strategy_linear/inventory
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a34c320851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/strategy_linear/inventory
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[local]
+testhost ansible_connection=local
+testhost2 ansible_connection=local
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/strategy_linear/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/strategy_linear/runme.sh
index 3f95dd76138..41639f3cd77 100755
--- a/test/integration/targets/strategy_linear/runme.sh
+++ b/test/integration/targets/strategy_linear/runme.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 set -eux
 
-ansible-playbook test_include_file_noop.yml -i ../../inventory "$@"
+ansible-playbook test_include_file_noop.yml -i inventory "$@"