diff --git a/tests/gtest_preinit_debuggerd.cpp b/tests/gtest_preinit_debuggerd.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "debuggerd/client.h"
+
+void __gtest_preinit() {
+  debuggerd_init(nullptr);
+}
+
+__attribute__((section(".preinit_array"), __used__))
+void (*__local_gtest_preinit)(void) = __gtest_preinit;