diff --git a/src/test/testing_common.c b/src/test/testing_common.c
index 655e36e336..16a62bd532 100644
--- a/src/test/testing_common.c
+++ b/src/test/testing_common.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ main(int c, const char **v)
   int loglevel = LOG_ERR;
   int accel_crypto = 0;
 
-  subsystems_init_upto(SUBSYS_LEVEL_LIBS);
+  subsystems_init();
 
   options = options_new();