diff --git a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/bad-inline-options.conf b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/bad-inline-options.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbbc69c074
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+++ b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/bad-inline-options.conf
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
+ * information regarding copyright ownership.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * inline-signing not allowed at options level.
+ */
+options {
+	inline-signing yes;
+};
+
+zone "." {
+	type primary;
+	file "root.db";
+};
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/checkconf/bad-inline-view.conf b/bin/tests/system/checkconf/bad-inline-view.conf
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * See the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this work for additional
+ * information regarding copyright ownership.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * inline-signing not allowed at view level.
+ */
+view "a" {
+	inline-signing yes;
+
+	zone "." {
+		type primary;
+		file "root.db.signed";
+	};
+};
+
+view "b" {
+	zone "." {
+		type primary;
+		file "root.db";
+	};
+};