diff --git a/data/conf/hive-site.xml b/data/conf/hive-site.xml
index b56cbd2469..0c3adb4b0f 100644
--- a/data/conf/hive-site.xml
+++ b/data/conf/hive-site.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
Internal marker for test. Used for masking env-dependent values
+
+
+ mapreduce.jobtracker.staging.root.dir
+ ${test.tmp.dir}/cli/mapred/staging
+
+