diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-address.c b/src/platform/tests/test-address.c
index 3ef13b8ec3..5561038de8 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-address.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-address.c
@@ -246,6 +246,12 @@ test_ip6_address_external (void)
 	free_signal (address_removed);
 }
 
+void
+init_tests (int *argc, char ***argv)
+{
+	nmtst_init_with_logging (argc, argv, NULL, "ALL");
+}
+
 void
 setup_tests (void)
 {
diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-cleanup.c b/src/platform/tests/test-cleanup.c
index afbb438cca..0d0f3f63ad 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-cleanup.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-cleanup.c
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ test_cleanup_internal (void)
 	g_array_unref (routes6);
 }
 
+void
+init_tests (int *argc, char ***argv)
+{
+	nmtst_init_with_logging (argc, argv, NULL, "ALL");
+}
+
 void
 setup_tests (void)
 {
diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
index d8e8775f82..5194580dca 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-common.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	int result;
 	const char *program = *argv;
 
-	nmtst_init_with_logging (&argc, &argv, NULL, "ALL");
+	init_tests (&argc, &argv);
 
 	NM_PRAGMA_WARNING_DISABLE("-Wtautological-compare")
 	if (SETUP == nm_linux_platform_setup && getuid() != 0) {
diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-common.h b/src/platform/tests/test-common.h
index 17c4029d8c..367833d111 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-common.h
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-common.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include "nm-fake-platform.h"
 #include "nm-linux-platform.h"
 
+#include "nm-test-utils.h"
+
 #define DEVICE_NAME "nm-test-device"
 
 #define debug(...) nm_log_dbg (LOGD_PLATFORM, __VA_ARGS__)
@@ -43,5 +45,6 @@ void link_callback (NMPlatform *platform, int ifindex, NMPlatformLink *received,
 
 void run_command (const char *format, ...);
 
+void init_tests (int *argc, char ***argv);
 void setup_tests (void);
 
diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-link.c b/src/platform/tests/test-link.c
index ec4f9ba203..99556e0a25 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-link.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-link.c
@@ -539,6 +539,12 @@ test_external (void)
 	free_signal (link_removed);
 }
 
+void
+init_tests (int *argc, char ***argv)
+{
+	nmtst_init_with_logging (argc, argv, NULL, "ALL");
+}
+
 void
 setup_tests (void)
 {
diff --git a/src/platform/tests/test-route.c b/src/platform/tests/test-route.c
index fec1e38d26..d863057b2e 100644
--- a/src/platform/tests/test-route.c
+++ b/src/platform/tests/test-route.c
@@ -311,6 +311,12 @@ test_ip6_route (void)
 	free_signal (route_removed);
 }
 
+void
+init_tests (int *argc, char ***argv)
+{
+	nmtst_init_with_logging (argc, argv, NULL, "ALL");
+}
+
 void
 setup_tests (void)
 {