diff --git a/src/backends/backendsCommon/test/TestSharedObject.cpp b/src/backends/backendsCommon/test/TestSharedObject.cpp
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+//
+// Copyright © 2017 Arm Ltd. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+
+#include "TestSharedObject.hpp"
+
+int TestFunction1(int i)
+{
+    return i;
+}
+
+int TestFunction2(int i)
+{
+    return i;
+}
+
+int TestFunction3(int i)
+{
+    return i;
+}