diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index e3468a3..7fd38d1 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 	serialization_test_properties \
 	remote_logging_test_address \
 	remote_logging_test_port \
-	remote_logging_test_config
+	remote_logging_test_config \
+	sdjournal_mock_test
 
 test_cppflags = \
 	-Igtest \
@@ -91,5 +92,11 @@
 	$(test_ldflags) \
 	-lstdc++fs
 
+sdjournal_mock_test_CPPFLAGS = $(test_cppflags)
+sdjournal_mock_test_CXXFLAGS = $(test_cxxflags)
+sdjournal_mock_test_SOURCES = sdtest.cpp
+sdjournal_mock_test_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/sdjournal.o
+sdjournal_mock_test_LDFLAGS = $(test_ldflags)
+
 # TODO Remove once the test-case failure is resolved openbmc/phosphor-logging#11
 XFAIL_TESTS = elog_errorwrap_test
diff --git a/test/sdtest.cpp b/test/sdtest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82cf511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sdtest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include <phosphor-logging/test/sdjournal_mock.hpp>
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace logging
+{
+
+TEST(LoggingSwapTest, BasicTestToEnsureItCompiles)
+{
+    SdJournalMock mockInstance;
+    auto* old = SwapJouralHandler(&mockInstance);
+    SwapJouralHandler(old);
+}
+
+} // namespace logging
+} // namespace phosphor