diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
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--- /dev/null
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+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)
+check_PROGRAMS = utest
+
+# Run all 'check' test programs
+TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
+
+# Build/add utest to test suite
+utest_CPPFLAGS = -Igtest $(GTEST_CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
+utest_CXXFLAGS = $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
+utest_LDFLAGS = -lgtest_main -lgtest \
+                 $(PTHREAD_LIBS) \
+                 $(OESDK_TESTCASE_FLAGS) \
+                 $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) \
+                 ${SDBUSPLUS_LIBS} \
+                 $(OPENPOWER_DBUS_INTERFACES_LIBS) \
+                 -lstdc++fs
+utest_SOURCES = utest.cpp
+utest_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/powercap.o \
+              $(top_builddir)/occ_status.o \
+              $(top_builddir)/occ_device.o