diff --git a/tests/weston-test-runner.h b/tests/weston-test-runner.h
index 21a059d..a28b8c0 100644
--- a/tests/weston-test-runner.h
+++ b/tests/weston-test-runner.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct weston_test {
 	static void func(void *);				\
 								\
 	const struct weston_test test##name			\
-		__attribute__ ((section ("test_section"))) =	\
+		__attribute__ ((used, section ("test_section"))) =	\
 	{							\
 		#name, func, data, size, n_elem, ret		\
 	};
diff --git a/tools/zunitc/inc/zunitc/zunitc.h b/tools/zunitc/inc/zunitc/zunitc.h
index 6ac6f39..16b211b 100644
--- a/tools/zunitc/inc/zunitc/zunitc.h
+++ b/tools/zunitc/inc/zunitc/zunitc.h
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ zuc_set_output_junit(bool enable);
 	static void zuctest_##tcase##_##test(void); \
 	\
 	const struct zuc_registration zzz_##tcase##_##test \
-	__attribute__ ((section ("zuc_tsect"))) = \
+	__attribute__ ((used, section ("zuc_tsect"))) = \
 	{ \
 		#tcase, #test, 0,		\
 		zuctest_##tcase##_##test,	\
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ zuc_set_output_junit(bool enable);
 	static void zuctest_##tcase##_##test(void *param); \
 	\
 	const struct zuc_registration zzz_##tcase##_##test \
-	__attribute__ ((section ("zuc_tsect"))) = \
+	__attribute__ ((used, section ("zuc_tsect"))) = \
 	{ \
 		#tcase, #test, &tcase,		\
 		0,				\