diff --git a/src/cxxTemplates/test/resourceLibTest.cc b/src/cxxTemplates/test/resourceLibTest.cc
index c7a1916a4..e60bb981a 100644
--- a/src/cxxTemplates/test/resourceLibTest.cc
+++ b/src/cxxTemplates/test/resourceLibTest.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#define instantiateRecourceLib
 #include "resourceLib.h"
 
 #ifdef SUNOS4
diff --git a/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/test/resourceLibTest.cc b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/test/resourceLibTest.cc
index c7a1916a4..e60bb981a 100644
--- a/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/test/resourceLibTest.cc
+++ b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/test/resourceLibTest.cc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#define instantiateRecourceLib
 #include "resourceLib.h"
 
 #ifdef SUNOS4