diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a8e67e720a..ed8bb70d09 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ shared_nm_utils_tests_test_shared_general_LDFLAGS = \
 
 shared_nm_utils_tests_test_shared_general_LDADD = \
 	shared/nm-glib-aux/libnm-glib-aux.la \
+	shared/systemd/libnm-systemd-logging-stub.la \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
diff --git a/shared/meson.build b/shared/meson.build
index 65fdfcabc7..ddb991094c 100644
--- a/shared/meson.build
+++ b/shared/meson.build
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ exe = executable(
     ],
     dependencies: [
         shared_nm_glib_aux_dep,
+        libnm_systemd_shared_no_logging_dep,
         shared_c_siphash_dep,
     ],
 )
diff --git a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-logging-fwd.h b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-logging-fwd.h
index 693803f9d4..c60a20b58b 100644
--- a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-logging-fwd.h
+++ b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-logging-fwd.h
@@ -127,4 +127,14 @@ nm_log_level_from_syslog (int syslog_level)
 	}
 }
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+struct timespec;
+
+/* this function must be implemented to handle the notification when
+ * the first monotonic-timestamp is fetched. */
+extern void _nm_utils_monotonic_timestamp_initialized (const struct timespec *tp,
+                                                       gint64 offset_sec,
+                                                       gboolean is_boottime);
+
 #endif /* __NM_LOGGING_DEFINES_H__ */
diff --git a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c
index 98a414595a..81f88f7c03 100644
--- a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c
+++ b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.c
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include "nm-time-utils.h"
 
+#include "nm-logging-fwd.h"
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.h b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.h
index 7e4f4f25f7..9468cbc985 100644
--- a/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.h
+++ b/shared/nm-glib-aux/nm-time-utils.h
@@ -34,12 +34,4 @@ nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_ns_cached (gint64 *cache_now)
 	       ?: (*cache_now = nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_ns ());
 }
 
-struct timespec;
-
-/* this function must be implemented to handle the notification when
- * the first monotonic-timestamp is fetched. */
-extern void _nm_utils_monotonic_timestamp_initialized (const struct timespec *tp,
-                                                       gint64 offset_sec,
-                                                       gboolean is_boottime);
-
 #endif /* __NM_TIME_UTILS_H__ */
diff --git a/shared/nm-utils/tests/test-shared-general.c b/shared/nm-utils/tests/test-shared-general.c
index ddf1ef7823..ff0906fdf7 100644
--- a/shared/nm-utils/tests/test-shared-general.c
+++ b/shared/nm-utils/tests/test-shared-general.c
@@ -29,24 +29,10 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
-static int _monotonic_timestamp_initialized;
-
-void
-_nm_utils_monotonic_timestamp_initialized (const struct timespec *tp,
-                                           gint64 offset_sec,
-                                           gboolean is_boottime)
-{
-	g_assert (!_monotonic_timestamp_initialized);
-	_monotonic_timestamp_initialized = 1;
-}
-
-/*****************************************************************************/
-
 static void
 test_monotonic_timestamp (void)
 {
 	g_assert (nm_utils_get_monotonic_timestamp_s () > 0);
-	g_assert (_monotonic_timestamp_initialized);
 }
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/shared/systemd/nm-logging-stub.c b/shared/systemd/nm-logging-stub.c
index 5969922847..95ff51e538 100644
--- a/shared/systemd/nm-logging-stub.c
+++ b/shared/systemd/nm-logging-stub.c
@@ -45,3 +45,10 @@ _nm_log_impl (const char *file,
               ...)
 {
 }
+
+void
+_nm_utils_monotonic_timestamp_initialized (const struct timespec *tp,
+                                           gint64 offset_sec,
+                                           gboolean is_boottime)
+{
+}