diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBase.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBase.php
index 3e76905..248d5ee 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBase.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/KernelTestBase.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\KernelTests;
 
+use Drupal\Component\FileCache\FileCacheFactory;
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\SafeMarkup;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigImporter;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\StorageComparer;
@@ -478,6 +479,29 @@ private function getCompiledContainerBuilder(array $modules) {
     return $container;
   }
 
+  protected function initFileCache() {
+    // Initialize the FileCacheFactory component. We have to do it here instead
+    // of in \Drupal\Component\FileCache\FileCacheFactory because we can not use
+    // the Settings object in a component.
+    $configuration = Settings::get('file_cache');
+
+    // Provide a default configuration, if not set.
+    if (!isset($configuration['default'])) {
+      $configuration['default'] = [
+        'class' => '\Drupal\Component\FileCache\FileCache',
+        'cache_backend_class' => NULL,
+        'cache_backend_configuration' => [],
+      ];
+      // @todo Use extension_loaded('apcu') for non-testbot
+      //  https://www.drupal.org/node/2447753.
+      if (function_exists('apc_fetch')) {
+        $configuration['default']['cache_backend_class'] = '\Drupal\Component\FileCache\ApcuFileCacheBackend';
+      }
+    }
+    FileCacheFactory::setConfiguration($configuration);
+    FileCacheFactory::setPrefix(Settings::getApcuPrefix('file_cache', $this->root));
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns Extension objects for $modules to enable.
    *
@@ -494,6 +518,8 @@ private function getCompiledContainerBuilder(array $modules) {
    * @see \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandler::add()
    */
   private function getExtensionsForModules(array $modules) {
+    $this->initFileCache();
+
     $extensions = array();
     $discovery = new ExtensionDiscovery($this->root);
     $discovery->setProfileDirectories(array());