diff --git a/openbsc/tests/channel/Makefile.am b/openbsc/tests/channel/Makefile.am
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+INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+AM_CFLAGS=-Wall -ggdb3
+
+noinst_PROGRAMS = channel_test
+
+channel_test_SOURCES = channel_test.c \
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/db.c \
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/gsm_subscriber.c \
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/debug.c \
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/timer.c \
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/select.c \
+	$(top_srcdir)/src/gsm_data.c
+channel_test_LDADD = -ldl -ldbi
+