--- a/tests/Makefile	Wed Dec 27 14:54:04 2023 +0100
+++ b/tests/Makefile	Wed Dec 27 16:04:38 2023 +0100
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 TEST_DIR=$(build_dir)/tests
 
-SRC = test_utils.c test_hash_key.c ucxtest.c
+SRC = util_allocator.c test_utils.c test_hash_key.c ucxtest.c
 
 OBJ_EXT=.o
 OBJ=$(SRC:%.c=$(TEST_DIR)/%$(OBJ_EXT))
@@ -69,3 +69,8 @@
 	@echo "Compiling $<"
 	$(CC) -o $@ $(CFLAGS) -c $<
 
+$(TEST_DIR)/util_allocator$(OBJ_EXT): util_allocator.c util_allocator.h \
+ ../src/cx/allocator.h ../src/cx/common.h ../src/cx/test.h
+	@echo "Compiling $<"
+	$(CC) -o $@ $(CFLAGS) -c $<
+