diff --git a/test/lib/log/Makefile b/test/lib/log/Makefile
index 30b244540..bf131246c 100644
--- a/test/lib/log/Makefile
+++ b/test/lib/log/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 APP = log_ut
 
 C_SRCS := log_ut.c
+CFLAGS += -I$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/test
 CFLAGS += -I$(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/lib/log
 
 LIBS += $(SPDK_LIBS) -lcunit
diff --git a/test/lib/log/log_ut.c b/test/lib/log/log_ut.c
index 7fbaef66f..ed7aa971f 100644
--- a/test/lib/log/log_ut.c
+++ b/test/lib/log/log_ut.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#include "CUnit/Basic.h"
+#include "spdk_cunit.h"
 #include "spdk/log.h"
 
 #include "log.c"
@@ -56,9 +56,11 @@ log_test(void)
 
 	spdk_g_log_facility = -1;
 	buf = spdk_get_log_facility();
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(buf != NULL);
 	CU_ASSERT_STRING_EQUAL(buf, "daemon");
 	spdk_g_log_facility = LOG_LOCAL7;
 	buf = spdk_get_log_facility();
+	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(buf != NULL);
 	CU_ASSERT_STRING_EQUAL(buf, "local7");
 
 	rc = spdk_set_log_priority("test");