diff --git a/tests/DoNotOptimize.h b/tests/DoNotOptimize.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..711d339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/DoNotOptimize.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 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.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+// From <benchmark/benchmark.h>.
+template <class Tp>
+static inline void DoNotOptimize(Tp const& value) {
+  asm volatile("" : : "r,m"(value) : "memory");
+}
+template <class Tp>
+static inline void DoNotOptimize(Tp& value) {
+  asm volatile("" : "+r,m"(value) : : "memory");
+}
diff --git a/tests/clang_fortify_tests.cpp b/tests/clang_fortify_tests.cpp
index 105c261..ea111c9 100644
--- a/tests/clang_fortify_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/clang_fortify_tests.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
 #include <android-base/silent_death_test.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include "DoNotOptimize.h"
+
 #define CONCAT2(x, y) x##y
 #define CONCAT(x, y) CONCAT2(x, y)
 #define FORTIFY_TEST_NAME CONCAT(CONCAT(clang_fortify_test_, _FORTIFY_SOURCE), _DeathTest)
@@ -146,8 +148,7 @@
     for (char& c : contents) {
       c ^= always_zero;
     }
-    // Store in a volatile, so the strlen itself cannot be optimized out.
-    volatile size_t _strlen_result = strlen(&contents.front());
+    DoNotOptimize(strlen(&contents.front()));
   };
 
   EXPECT_NO_DEATH(run_strlen_with_contents({'f', 'o', '\0'}));
diff --git a/tests/fenv_test.cpp b/tests/fenv_test.cpp
index 9cf9d98..bbf339f 100644
--- a/tests/fenv_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/fenv_test.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include "DoNotOptimize.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
 #include <fenv.h>
diff --git a/tests/malloc_test.cpp b/tests/malloc_test.cpp
index 813f348..3f1ba79 100644
--- a/tests/malloc_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/malloc_test.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <android-base/file.h>
 #include <android-base/test_utils.h>
 
+#include "DoNotOptimize.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
 #if defined(__BIONIC__)
diff --git a/tests/unistd_test.cpp b/tests/unistd_test.cpp
index 78b55c1..9ad3b6d 100644
--- a/tests/unistd_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/unistd_test.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include "DoNotOptimize.h"
 #include "SignalUtils.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
diff --git a/tests/utils.h b/tests/utils.h
index 3c83b73..4740e59 100644
--- a/tests/utils.h
+++ b/tests/utils.h
@@ -295,16 +295,6 @@
   size_t start_count_ = CountOpenFds();
 };
 
-// From <benchmark/benchmark.h>.
-template <class Tp>
-static inline void DoNotOptimize(Tp const& value) {
-  asm volatile("" : : "r,m"(value) : "memory");
-}
-template <class Tp>
-static inline void DoNotOptimize(Tp& value) {
-  asm volatile("" : "+r,m"(value) : : "memory");
-}
-
 static inline bool running_with_mte() {
 #ifdef __aarch64__
   int level = prctl(PR_GET_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL, 0, 0, 0, 0);