diff --git a/src/tests/eina_cxx/eina_cxx_suite.h b/src/tests/eina_cxx/eina_cxx_suite.h
index 0c6e633858..ac6548a3f2 100644
--- a/src/tests/eina_cxx/eina_cxx_suite.h
+++ b/src/tests/eina_cxx/eina_cxx_suite.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _EINA_CXX_SUITE_H
 #define _EINA_CXX_SUITE_H
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
 #include <cassert>
 #include <algorithm>
 
@@ -18,5 +19,8 @@ void eina_test_thread(TCase* tc);
 void eina_test_optional(TCase* tc);
 void eina_test_value(TCase* tc);
 void eina_test_log(TCase* tc);
+#endif
+#define EINA_CXX_TEST_API
+#define EINA_CXX_TEST_API_WEAK
 
 #endif /* _EINA_CXX_SUITE_H */
diff --git a/src/tests/eina_cxx/meson.build b/src/tests/eina_cxx/meson.build
index facad4a9af..5d448d7f72 100644
--- a/src/tests/eina_cxx/meson.build
+++ b/src/tests/eina_cxx/meson.build
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ foreach eo_file : pub_eo_files
     command : eolian_gen + [ '-I', meson.current_source_dir(), eolian_include_directories,
                            '-o', 'h:' + join_paths(meson.current_build_dir(), eo_file + '.h'),
                            '-o', 'c:' + join_paths(meson.current_build_dir(), eo_file + '.c'),
+                           '-e', 'EINA_CXX_TEST_API',
                            '-gch', '@INPUT@'])
   priv_eo_file_target += custom_target('eolian_cxx_gen_eina_cxx_' + eo_file,
       input : eo_file,
diff --git a/src/tests/eina_cxx/simple.c b/src/tests/eina_cxx/simple.c
index 9a944c4039..cc0e88257e 100644
--- a/src/tests/eina_cxx/simple.c
+++ b/src/tests/eina_cxx/simple.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#include "eina_cxx_suite.h"
+
 #include "eina_simple.eo.h"
 
 #define MY_CLASS EINA_SIMPLE_CLASS