diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index ab81fe844fed..390d3b4faee5 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ endif
 
 SAILIB=-L$(top_srcdir)/vslib/src/.libs -lsaivs
 
-vssyncd_SOURCES = ../syncd/main.cpp
+vssyncd_SOURCES = main.cpp
 
 vssyncd_CPPFLAGS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_CPPFLAGS)
 vssyncd_CXXFLAGS = $(DBGFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS_COMMON) $(SAIFLAGS) $(CODE_COVERAGE_CXXFLAGS)
diff --git a/tests/main.cpp b/tests/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fa1f38087c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "swss/logger.h"
+
+int syncd_main(int argc, char **argv);
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
+
+    return syncd_main(argc, argv);
+}