diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index c8b2f465b5dea81068c5ee06448be09756f48b84..691ea5f05fe8afee54f787f133ee48b396977f8f 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         }),
     });
     deps.addAllTo(tests);
-    tests.linkLibC();
+    tests.root_module.link_libc = true;
     tests.use_llvm = !disable_llvm;
     tests.use_lld = !disable_llvm;
     b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&tests.step);
diff --git a/test.zig b/test.zig
index ff4767a0d477fc5f8a96941eb63785d429bcf4e0..7be8ded41c9871217663074e955fea0a904225e3 100644
--- a/test.zig
+++ b/test.zig
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ const detect = @import("detect-license");
 const expect = @import("expect").expect;
 
 test {
-    std.testing.refAllDeclsRecursive(detect);
+    _ = &detect.detect;
+    _ = &detect.detectInDir;
+    _ = &detect.testLicenseFile;
+    _ = &detect.licenses.find;
+    _ = &detect.licenses.spdx;
 }
 test {
     const alloc = std.testing.allocator;