diff --git a/tests/bursts/Makefile.am b/tests/bursts/Makefile.am
index 970d9a479..462b72883 100644
--- a/tests/bursts/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/bursts/Makefile.am
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ bursts_test_SOURCES = bursts_test.c \
 			$(top_builddir)/src/osmo-bts-trx/gsm0503_mapping.c \
 			$(top_builddir)/src/osmo-bts-trx/gsm0503_tables.c \
 			$(top_builddir)/src/osmo-bts-trx/gsm0503_parity.c
-bursts_test_LDADD = $(LDADD)
+bursts_test_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/common/libbts.a $(LDADD)
diff --git a/tests/bursts/bursts_test.c b/tests/bursts/bursts_test.c
index ef703a8a2..cc0eacff0 100644
--- a/tests/bursts/bursts_test.c
+++ b/tests/bursts/bursts_test.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include "../../src/osmo-bts-trx/gsm0503_coding.h"
 
+#include <osmo-bts/logging.h>
 
 #define ASSERT_TRUE(rc) \
 	if (!(rc)) { \
@@ -445,6 +446,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	bts_log_init(NULL);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < sizeof(test_l2) / sizeof(test_l2[0]); i++)
 		test_xcch(test_l2[i]);