diff --git a/tools/test/misc/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/test/misc/CMakeLists.txt
index 97a6f0ca5b..5e3c0a2968 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tools/test/misc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib)
     set_target_properties (h5repart_gentest PROPERTIES FOLDER generator/tools)
     #add_test (NAME h5repart_gentest COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5repart_gentest>)
 
+    add_executable (h5clear_gentest ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5clear_gentest.c)
+    TARGET_NAMING (h5clear_gentest STATIC)
+    TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5clear_gentest STATIC " " " ")
+    target_link_libraries (h5clear_gentest ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
+    set_target_properties (h5clear_gentest PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
+    #add_test (NAME H5CLEAR-h5clear_gentest COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5clear_gentest>)
+
     add_subdirectory (${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/vds)
 
   endif ()
@@ -27,12 +34,6 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES (${HDF5_TOOLS_DIR}/lib)
   target_link_libraries (h5repart_test ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
   set_target_properties (h5repart_test PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
 
-  add_executable (h5clear_gentest ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/h5clear_gentest.c)
-  TARGET_NAMING (h5clear_gentest STATIC)
-  TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (h5clear_gentest STATIC " " " ")
-  target_link_libraries (h5clear_gentest ${HDF5_LIB_TARGET} ${HDF5_TOOLS_LIB_TARGET})
-  set_target_properties (h5clear_gentest PROPERTIES FOLDER tools)
-
   add_executable (clear_open_chk ${HDF5_TOOLS_TEST_MISC_SOURCE_DIR}/clear_open_chk.c)
   TARGET_NAMING (clear_open_chk STATIC)
   TARGET_C_PROPERTIES (clear_open_chk STATIC " " " ")
diff --git a/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsClear.cmake b/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsClear.cmake
index a92d523199..5f40514469 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsClear.cmake
+++ b/tools/test/misc/CMakeTestsClear.cmake
@@ -8,20 +8,32 @@
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Copy all the HDF5 files from the source directory into the test directory
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------
+  set (HDF5_TEST_FILES
+      h5clear_log_v3.h5
+      h5clear_mdc_image.h5
+      mod_h5clear_mdc_image.h5
+      latest_h5clear_log_v3.h5
+      latest_h5clear_sec2_v3.h5
+  )
+  set (HDF5_SEC2_TEST_FILES
+      h5clear_sec2_v0.h5
+      h5clear_sec2_v2.h5
+      h5clear_sec2_v3.h5
+  )
   set (HDF5_REFERENCE_TEST_FILES
       h5clear_usage.ddl
       h5clear_open_fail.ddl
       h5clear_missing_file.ddl
       h5clear_no_mdc_image.ddl
-      orig_h5clear_sec2_v0.h5
-      orig_h5clear_sec2_v2.h5
-      orig_h5clear_sec2_v3.h5
-      mod_h5clear_mdc_image.h5
   )
 
-  foreach (h5_file ${HDF5_REFERENCE_TEST_FILES})
+  foreach (h5_file ${HDF5_TEST_FILES} ${HDF5_SEC2_TEST_FILES} ${HDF5_REFERENCE_TEST_FILES})
     HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/${h5_file}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${h5_file}" "h5clear_files")
   endforeach ()
+  # make second copy of h5clear_sec2.h5
+  foreach (h5_file ${HDF5_SEC2_TEST_FILES})
+    HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/${h5_file}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/orig_${h5_file}" "h5clear_files")
+  endforeach ()
   # make second copy of mod_h5clear_mdc_image.h5
   HDFTEST_COPY_FILE("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/mod_h5clear_mdc_image.h5" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/mod_h5clear_mdc_image2.h5" "h5clear_files")
   add_custom_target(h5clear_files ALL COMMENT "Copying files needed by h5clear tests" DEPENDS ${h5clear_files_list})
@@ -73,6 +85,16 @@
 
   macro (ADD_H5_TEST testname resultcode)
     if (NOT HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
+      add_test (
+          NAME H5CLEAR-clear_open_chk-copy_${testname}.h5
+          COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+              -E copy_if_different
+              "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/${testname}.h5" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${testname}.h5"
+      )
+      if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+        set_tests_properties (H5CLEAR-clear_open_chk-copy_${testname}.h5 PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+      endif ()
+      set (last_test "H5CLEAR-clear_open_chk-copy_${testname}.h5")
       # Initial file open fails OR
       # File open succeeds because the library does not check status_flags for file with < v3 superblock
       add_test (NAME H5CLEAR-clear_open_chk-${testname}_${resultcode} COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:clear_open_chk> ${testname}.h5)
@@ -101,6 +123,7 @@
 #
 #
 # The following are tests to verify the status_flags field is cleared properly:
+if (HDF5_ENABLE_USING_MEMCHECKER)
   # Remove any output file left over from previous test run
   add_test (
     NAME H5CLEAR-clearall-objects
@@ -111,19 +134,66 @@
         h5clear_sec2_v0.h5
         h5clear_sec2_v2.h5
         h5clear_sec2_v3.h5
+        orig_h5clear_sec2_v0.h5
+        orig_h5clear_sec2_v2.h5
+        orig_h5clear_sec2_v3.h5
         latest_h5clear_log_v3.h5
         latest_h5clear_sec2_v3.h5
+        mod_h5clear_mdc_image.h5
+        mod_h5clear_mdc_image2.h5
   )
   if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
     set_tests_properties (H5CLEAR-clearall-objects PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
   endif ()
   set (last_test "H5CLEAR-clearall-objects")
 
-  # create the output files to be used.
-  add_test (NAME H5CLEAR-h5clear_gentest COMMAND $<TARGET_FILE:h5clear_gentest>)
-  set_tests_properties (H5CLEAR-h5clear_gentest PROPERTIES DEPENDS "H5CLEAR-clearall-objects")
-  set_tests_properties (H5CLEAR-h5clear_gentest PROPERTIES WORKING_DIRECTORY "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles")
-  set (last_test "H5CLEAR-h5clear_gentest")
+  foreach (h5_file ${HDF5_TEST_FILES} ${HDF5_SEC2_TEST_FILES})
+    add_test (
+      NAME H5CLEAR-copy_${h5_file}
+      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+          -E copy_if_different
+          "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/${h5_file}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/${h5_file}"
+    )
+    if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+      set_tests_properties (H5CLEAR-copy_${h5_file} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+    endif ()
+    set (last_test "H5CLEAR-copy_${h5_file}")
+  endforeach ()
+  # make second copy of h5clear_sec2.h5
+  foreach (h5_file ${HDF5_SEC2_TEST_FILES})
+    add_test (
+      NAME H5CLEAR-copy_orig_${h5_file}
+      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+          -E copy_if_different
+          "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/${h5_file}" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/orig_${h5_file}"
+    )
+    if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+      set_tests_properties (H5CLEAR-copy_orig_${h5_file} PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+    endif ()
+    set (last_test "H5CLEAR-copy_orig_${h5_file}")
+  endforeach ()
+  add_test (
+      NAME H5CLEAR-copy_mod_h5clear_mdc_image.h5
+      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+          -E copy_if_different
+          "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/mod_h5clear_mdc_image.h5" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/mod_h5clear_mdc_image.h5"
+  )
+  if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+    set_tests_properties (H5CLEAR-copy_mod_h5clear_mdc_image.h5 PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+  endif ()
+  set (last_test "H5CLEAR-copy_mod_h5clear_mdc_image.h5")
+  # make second copy of mod_h5clear_mdc_image.h5
+  add_test (
+      NAME H5CLEAR-copy_mod_h5clear_mdc_image2.h5
+      COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+          -E copy_if_different
+          "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/testfiles/mod_h5clear_mdc_image.h5" "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/testfiles/mod_h5clear_mdc_image2.h5"
+  )
+  if (NOT "${last_test}" STREQUAL "")
+    set_tests_properties (H5CLEAR-copy_mod_h5clear_mdc_image2.h5 PROPERTIES DEPENDS ${last_test})
+  endif ()
+  set (last_test "H5CLEAR-copy_mod_h5clear_mdc_image2.h5")
+endif()
 
 #
 #
@@ -191,7 +261,3 @@
   ADD_H5_TEST (latest_h5clear_log_v3 "true")
   ADD_H5_TEST (h5clear_sec2_v0 "false")
   ADD_H5_TEST (h5clear_sec2_v2 "false")
-
-  set (H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES ${H5_DEP_EXECUTABLES}
-        h5clear_gentest
-  )