diff --git a/pkg/cloud/azure/actuators/machine/actuator_test.go b/pkg/cloud/azure/actuators/machine/actuator_test.go
index 7922ab0b5..01c88165e 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/azure/actuators/machine/actuator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/azure/actuators/machine/actuator_test.go
@@ -658,7 +658,10 @@ func TestMachineEvents(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			cs := controllerfake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(scheme.Scheme, tc.credSecret, infra)
+			cs := controllerfake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme.Scheme).
+				WithObjects(tc.credSecret, infra).WithStatusSubresource(
+				&machinev1.Machine{},
+			).Build()
 
 			m := tc.machine.DeepCopy()
 			if err := cs.Create(context.TODO(), m); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/azure/actuators/machine_scope_test.go b/pkg/cloud/azure/actuators/machine_scope_test.go
index b00d8e4e9..728c35fe9 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/azure/actuators/machine_scope_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/azure/actuators/machine_scope_test.go
@@ -255,8 +255,9 @@ func TestPersistMachineScope(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	params := MachineScopeParams{
-		Machine:    machine,
-		CoreClient: controllerfake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(scheme.Scheme, testCredentialSecret(), infra),
+		Machine: machine,
+		CoreClient: controllerfake.NewClientBuilder().WithScheme(scheme.Scheme).
+			WithObjects(testCredentialSecret(), infra).WithStatusSubresource(&machinev1.Machine{}).Build(),
 	}
 
 	scope, err := NewMachineScope(params)