diff --git a/tests/storagebackendsheepdogtest.c b/tests/storagebackendsheepdogtest.c
index 39b2299b9fd16bb29b1e0c743ede425ae6e81241..d4fa479bcb1a7ab60089816a053e76b387af3672 100644
--- a/tests/storagebackendsheepdogtest.c
+++ b/tests/storagebackendsheepdogtest.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "storage/storage_backend_sheepdog.h"
 #include "virstring.h"
 
+#define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
 
 typedef struct {
     const char *output;