diff --git a/.packages b/.packages
index e2104d3aa01..d5914345260 100644
--- a/.packages
+++ b/.packages
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ fasta:pkg/fasta/lib
 fixnum:third_party/pkg/fixnum/lib
 front_end:pkg/front_end/lib
 func:third_party/pkg/func/lib
+gardening:tools/gardening/lib
 glob:third_party/pkg/glob/lib
 html:third_party/pkg/html/lib
 http:third_party/pkg/http/lib
diff --git a/tools/testing/dart/test_configurations.dart b/tools/testing/dart/test_configurations.dart
index d1ef501c877..3cd5c524149 100644
--- a/tools/testing/dart/test_configurations.dart
+++ b/tools/testing/dart/test_configurations.dart
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ Future testConfigurations(List<Configuration> configurations) async {
 
   if (firstConf.writeResultLog) {
     eventListener.add(new ResultLogWriter());
+    // TODO(mkroghj): The recipe fails if a test.py step doesn't create a
+    // results.log when no tests are run.  Temporary fix to always make a log.
+    if (firstConf.outputDirectory != null) {
+      var path = new Path(firstConf.outputDirectory);
+      new File(path.append(TestUtils.resultLogFileName).toNativePath())
+          .createSync(recursive: true);
+    }
   }
 
   if (firstConf.copyCoreDumps) {