diff --git a/benchmarks/msgq/1.0/Android.mk b/benchmarks/msgq/1.0/Android.mk
index c51b479899..b08d33f7ff 100644
--- a/benchmarks/msgq/1.0/Android.mk
+++ b/benchmarks/msgq/1.0/Android.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
   libhidl \
   libhwbinder \
   libutils \
+  libcutils \
 
 LOCAL_MULTILIB := both
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/nfc/1.0/Android.mk b/nfc/1.0/Android.mk
index 12af4b50a6..9b1d49c1b3 100644
--- a/nfc/1.0/Android.mk
+++ b/nfc/1.0/Android.mk
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
   libhidl \
   libhwbinder \
   libutils \
+  libcutils \
 
 LOCAL_MULTILIB := both
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/tests/bar/1.0/Android.mk b/tests/bar/1.0/Android.mk
index b6e3cc8f7b..71eb751c77 100644
--- a/tests/bar/1.0/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/bar/1.0/Android.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
   libhidl \
   libhwbinder \
   libutils \
+  libcutils \
   android.hardware.tests.foo@1.0 \
 
 LOCAL_MULTILIB := both
diff --git a/tests/baz/1.0/Android.mk b/tests/baz/1.0/Android.mk
index 45b1bf536c..165237fe7c 100644
--- a/tests/baz/1.0/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/baz/1.0/Android.mk
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
   libhidl \
   libhwbinder \
   libutils \
+  libcutils \
 
 LOCAL_MULTILIB := both
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/tests/expression/1.0/Android.mk b/tests/expression/1.0/Android.mk
index 137aaf83ea..e35a10496e 100644
--- a/tests/expression/1.0/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/expression/1.0/Android.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
   libhidl \
   libhwbinder \
   libutils \
+  libcutils \
 
 LOCAL_MULTILIB := both
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/tests/foo/1.0/Android.mk b/tests/foo/1.0/Android.mk
index fe72237094..10a1266d5f 100644
--- a/tests/foo/1.0/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/foo/1.0/Android.mk
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
   libhidl \
   libhwbinder \
   libutils \
+  libcutils \
 
 LOCAL_MULTILIB := both
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/tests/libhwbinder/1.0/Android.mk b/tests/libhwbinder/1.0/Android.mk
index 079f484310..b4d5a7141c 100644
--- a/tests/libhwbinder/1.0/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/libhwbinder/1.0/Android.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
   libhidl \
   libhwbinder \
   libutils \
+  libcutils \
 
 LOCAL_MULTILIB := both
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/tests/msgq/1.0/Android.mk b/tests/msgq/1.0/Android.mk
index c5b6c46d2f..5ec5492a26 100644
--- a/tests/msgq/1.0/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/msgq/1.0/Android.mk
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
   libhidl \
   libhwbinder \
   libutils \
+  libcutils \
 
 LOCAL_MULTILIB := both
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)