diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index cc5a9c6..39a7a2c 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
         DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/generate_test_code.py mbedtls ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/helpers.function ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/main_test.function ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/host_test.function ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/test_suite_${suite_name}.function ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/suites/test_suite_${data_name}.data
     )
 
-    include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
-    add_executable(test_suite_${data_name} test_suite_${data_name}.c)
+    add_executable(test_suite_${data_name} test_suite_${data_name}.c $<TARGET_OBJECTS:mbedtests>)
     target_link_libraries(test_suite_${data_name} ${libs})
+    target_include_directories(test_suite_${data_name} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
     if(${data_name} MATCHES ${SKIP_TEST_SUITES_REGEX})
         message(STATUS "The test suite ${data_name} will not be executed.")
     else()
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /WX-")
 endif(MSVC)
 
+file(GLOB MBEDTESTS_FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/*.c)
+add_library(mbedtests OBJECT ${MBEDTESTS_FILES})
+target_include_directories(mbedtests PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
+
 add_test_suite(aes aes.cbc)
 add_test_suite(aes aes.cfb)
 add_test_suite(aes aes.ecb)