diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/spl.c b/arch/sandbox/cpu/spl.c
index 7056cfd..0ad23e4 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/spl.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/spl.c
@@ -147,10 +147,13 @@
 	if (state->run_unittests) {
 		struct unit_test *tests = UNIT_TEST_ALL_START();
 		const int count = UNIT_TEST_ALL_COUNT();
+		struct unit_test_state uts;
 		int ret;
 
-		ret = ut_run_list("spl", NULL, tests, count,
+		ut_init_state(&uts);
+		ret = ut_run_list(&uts, "spl", NULL, tests, count,
 				  state->select_unittests, 1, false, NULL);
+		ut_uninit_state(&uts);
 		/* continue execution into U-Boot */
 	}
 }