diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
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+check_PROGRAMS =
+
+TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS)
+
+check_PROGRAMS += message_append
+message_append_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
+message_append_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(PTHREAD_LIBS)
+message_append_SOURCES = message/append.cpp
+
+check_PROGRAMS += message_read
+message_read_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
+message_read_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(PTHREAD_LIBS)
+message_read_SOURCES = message/read.cpp
+
+check_PROGRAMS += message_types
+message_types_SOURCES = message/types.cpp
+
+check_PROGRAMS += utility_tuple_to_array
+utility_tuple_to_array_SOURCES = utility/tuple_to_array.cpp
+
+check_PROGRAMS += utility_type_traits
+utility_type_traits_SOURCES = utility/type_traits.cpp
+
+check_PROGRAMS += vtable_vtable
+vtable_vtable_SOURCES = vtable/vtable.cpp vtable/vtable_c.c
+