diff --git a/src/tests/main.cpp b/src/tests/main.cpp
index 0c7c351..849106b 100644
--- a/src/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tests/main.cpp
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
 #define CATCH_CONFIG_MAIN
 #include "catch.hpp"
+
+// kutil malloc/free stubs
+#include <malloc.h>
+namespace kutil {
+	void * malloc(size_t n) { return ::malloc(n); }
+	void free(void *p) { ::free(p); }
+}