diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/HEXKEY b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/HEXKEY
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95ed1c051a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/HEXKEY
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F101112131415161718191A1B1C1D1E1F
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/Makefile.am b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/Makefile.am
index 06b4239a6d..03c2916387 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/Makefile.am
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ dist_pkgdata_SCRIPTS = \
 
 dist_pkgdata_DATA = \
 	zfs_load-key.cfg \
-	zfs_load-key_common.kshlib
+	zfs_load-key_common.kshlib \
+	PASSPHRASE \
+	HEXKEY \
+	RAWKEY
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/PASSPHRASE b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/PASSPHRASE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3097ab130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/PASSPHRASE
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+password
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/RAWKEY b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/RAWKEY
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2d4cbf581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/RAWKEY
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/zfs_load-key.cfg b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/zfs_load-key.cfg
index 90d9f63f1d..2f01aac7c0 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/zfs_load-key.cfg
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zfs_load-key/zfs_load-key.cfg
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2017 Datto, Inc. All rights reserved.
 #
 
+# $PASSPHRASE, $HEXKEY, and $RAWKEY must be kept in sync
+# with the corresponding files in this directory
+
 export PASSPHRASE="password"
 export PASSPHRASE1="password1"
 export PASSPHRASE2="password2"