diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index da78d516..44d5e944 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          lfs: true
       - uses: actions/cache@0057852bfaa89a56745cba8c7296529d2fc39830 # v4.3.0
         with:
           path: |
diff --git a/alioth/src/loader/linux/x86_64.rs b/alioth/src/loader/linux/x86_64.rs
index 09f35c8d..77be4f5b 100644
--- a/alioth/src/loader/linux/x86_64.rs
+++ b/alioth/src/loader/linux/x86_64.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+#[path = "x86_64_test.rs"]
+mod tests;
+
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{BufReader, Read, Seek, SeekFrom};
 use std::mem::{size_of, size_of_val};
diff --git a/alioth/src/loader/linux/x86_64_test.rs b/alioth/src/loader/linux/x86_64_test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cdfbfff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alioth/src/loader/linux/x86_64_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+use std::env;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use crate::loader::linux::load;
+use crate::mem::mapped::{ArcMemPages, RamBus};
+use crate::mem::{MemRegionEntry, MemRegionType};
+
+#[test]
+fn test_load() {
+    let pages = ArcMemPages::from_anonymous(30 << 20, None, None).unwrap();
+    let ram = RamBus::new();
+    ram.add(0, pages).unwrap();
+
+    let entries = [(
+        0,
+        MemRegionEntry {
+            size: 30 << 20,
+            type_: MemRegionType::Ram,
+        },
+    )];
+    let dir = env::var_os("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
+    let path = Path::new(&dir).join("../resources/vmlinuz-x86_64-6.17.y");
+    load(&ram, &entries, &path, None, None).unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/resources/vmlinuz-x86_64-6.17.y b/resources/vmlinuz-x86_64-6.17.y
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..09f6d82c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/vmlinuz-x86_64-6.17.y
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:5d8c5bd312ca72dafaae0efb0726e8f84d7af6fa5c7391fdabe578d3e0689548
+size 7004160