diff --git a/platform-mc/test/utils_test.hpp b/platform-mc/test/utils_test.hpp
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+#include <systemd/sd-event.h>
+
+#include <sdeventplus/event.hpp>
+
+namespace utils
+{
+void runEventLoopForSeconds(sdeventplus::Event& event, uint64_t sec)
+{
+    uint64_t t0 = 0;
+    uint64_t t1 = 0;
+    uint64_t usec = sec * 1000000;
+    uint64_t elapsed = 0;
+    sd_event_now(event.get(), CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t0);
+    do
+    {
+        if (!sd_event_run(event.get(), usec - elapsed))
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+        sd_event_now(event.get(), CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t1);
+        elapsed = t1 - t0;
+    } while (elapsed < usec);
+}
+} // namespace utils