diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 5d62b5c3357..ff621344a03 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMDLINE) += cmd/
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMDLINE) += cmd_ut.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)CMDLINE) += command_ut.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)UT_COMPRESSION) += compression.o
 obj-y += dm/
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUZZ) += fuzz/
 ifndef CONFIG_SANDBOX_VPL
diff --git a/test/lib/Makefile b/test/lib/Makefile
index a54387a058e..ce22780eed8 100644
--- a/test/lib/Makefile
+++ b/test/lib/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #
 # (C) Copyright 2018
 # Mario Six, Guntermann & Drunck GmbH, mario.six@gdsys.cc
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_$(XPL_)UT_COMPRESSION) += compression.o
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_XPL_BUILD),)
 obj-y += cmd_ut_lib.o
 obj-y += abuf.o
diff --git a/test/compression.c b/test/lib/compression.c
similarity index 100%
rename from test/compression.c
rename to test/lib/compression.c