diff --git a/libmemunreachable/Android.bp b/libmemunreachable/Android.bp
index b428dd7..caca377 100644
--- a/libmemunreachable/Android.bp
+++ b/libmemunreachable/Android.bp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     },
 }
 
-cc_library_shared {
+cc_library {
     name: "libmemunreachable",
     defaults: ["libmemunreachable_defaults"],
     srcs: [
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@
 cc_test {
     name: "memunreachable_binder_test",
     defaults: ["libmemunreachable_defaults"],
+    test_suites: ["vts"],
     srcs: [
         "tests/Binder_test.cpp",
-        "tests/MemUnreachable_test.cpp",
     ],
+    static_libs: ["libmemunreachable"],
     shared_libs: [
         "libbinder",
         "libhwbinder",
-        "libmemunreachable",
         "libutils",
     ],
 }
diff --git a/libmemunreachable/tests/Binder_test.cpp b/libmemunreachable/tests/Binder_test.cpp
index 6e85d5a..eaf7652 100644
--- a/libmemunreachable/tests/Binder_test.cpp
+++ b/libmemunreachable/tests/Binder_test.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 static const String16 service_name("test.libmemunreachable_binder");
 
+// Provides a service that will hold a strong reference to any remote binder
+// object, so that the test can verify that a remote strong reference is
+// visible to libmemunreachable.
 class BinderService : public BBinder {
  public:
   BinderService() = default;
@@ -55,6 +58,8 @@
   ~BinderObject() = default;
 };
 
+// Forks a subprocess that registers a BinderService with the global binder
+// servicemanager.  Requires root permissions.
 class ServiceProcess {
  public:
   ServiceProcess() : child_(0) {}
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@
       fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get service manager\n");
       return 1;
     }
+    // This step requires root permissions
     if (sm->addService(service_name, new BinderService()) != OK) {
       fprintf(stderr, "Failed to add test service\n");
       return 1;
@@ -110,12 +116,18 @@
   pid_t child_;
 };
 
-class BinderTest : public ::testing::Test {
+class MemunreachableBinderTest : public ::testing::Test {
  protected:
   ServiceProcess service_process_;
 };
 
-TEST_F(BinderTest, binder) {
+// Tests that a local binder object with a remote strong reference is visible
+// through the libmemunreachable BinderReferences interface, which uses the
+// getBinderKernelReferences method in libbinder.  Starts a BinderService
+// through ServiceProcess as a remote service to hold the strong reference.
+TEST_F(MemunreachableBinderTest, binder) {
+  ASSERT_EQ(static_cast<uid_t>(0), getuid()) << "This test must be run as root.";
+
   ServiceProcess service_process;
   ASSERT_TRUE(service_process.Run());