diff --git a/ddprof-lib/gtest/build.gradle b/ddprof-lib/gtest/build.gradle
index b38a6db9..9735cac1 100644
--- a/ddprof-lib/gtest/build.gradle
+++ b/ddprof-lib/gtest/build.gradle
@@ -36,6 +36,22 @@ tasks.withType(StripSymbols).configureEach { task ->
     }
 }
 
+def buildResourcesTask = tasks.register("buildResources", Exec) {
+    group = 'build'
+    description = "Build the resources for the Google Tests"
+
+    onlyIf {
+        hasGtest && !project.hasProperty('skip-native') && os().isLinux()
+    }
+
+    def targetDir = project(':ddprof-lib').file('build/test/resources/unresolved-functions')
+
+    commandLine "sh", "-c", "cd ${project(':ddprof-lib').projectDir}/src/test/resources/unresolved-functions && make TARGET_DIR=${targetDir}"
+
+    inputs.files project(':ddprof-lib').files('src/test/resources/unresolved-functions')
+    outputs.file "${targetDir}/main"
+}
+
 def gtestAll = tasks.register("gtest") {
     onlyIf {
         hasGtest && !project.hasProperty('skip-native')
@@ -155,6 +171,10 @@ tasks.whenTaskAdded { task ->
                             gtestLinkTask.dependsOn compileTask
                         }
                         gtestTask.get().dependsOn gtestExecuteTask.get()
+                        if (os().isLinux()) {
+                            // custom binaries for tests are built only on linux
+                            gtestExecuteTask.get().dependsOn buildResourcesTask
+                        }
                         gtestAll.get().dependsOn gtestExecuteTask.get()
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/ddprof-lib/src/main/cpp/symbols_linux.cpp b/ddprof-lib/src/main/cpp/symbols_linux.cpp
index 319c36a9..b3ea4045 100644
--- a/ddprof-lib/src/main/cpp/symbols_linux.cpp
+++ b/ddprof-lib/src/main/cpp/symbols_linux.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ bool ElfParser::parseFile(CodeCache* cc, const char* base, const char* file_name
     }
 
     size_t length = (size_t)lseek64(fd, 0, SEEK_END);
-    fprintf(stdout, "===> Parsing file: %s, length=%lu\n", file_name, length);
     void* addr = mmap(NULL, length, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, fd, 0);
     close(fd);
 
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ bool ElfParser::parseFile(CodeCache* cc, const char* base, const char* file_name
     } else {
         ElfParser elf(cc, base != nullptr ? base : (const char*)addr, addr, file_name, length, false);
         if (elf.validHeader()) {
-            fprintf(stdout, "===> Loading symbols for: %s (%lu)\n", file_name, length);
             elf.loadSymbols(use_debug);
         }
         munmap(addr, length);
@@ -333,17 +331,15 @@ bool ElfParser::loadSymbolsUsingDebugLink() {
 }
 
 void ElfParser::loadSymbolTable(const char* symbols, size_t total_size, size_t ent_size, const char* strings) {
-    fprintf(stdout, "===> Loading symbol table at %p, base=%p, size=%lu, entry_size=%lu\n", symbols, _base, total_size, ent_size);
     for (const char* symbols_end = symbols + total_size; symbols < symbols_end; symbols += ent_size) {
         ElfSymbol* sym = (ElfSymbol*)symbols;
         if (sym->st_name != 0 && sym->st_value != 0) {
+            // sanity check the offsets not to exceed the file size
             if (_length == 0 || (sym->st_name < _length && sym->st_value < _length)) {
                 // Skip special AArch64 mapping symbols: $x and $d
                 if (sym->st_size != 0 || sym->st_info != 0 || strings[sym->st_name] != '$') {
                     _cc->add(_base + sym->st_value, (int)sym->st_size, strings + sym->st_name);
                 }
-            } else {
-                fprintf(stdout, "===> Skipping symbol: value=%lu, name=%u, stt=%d\n", sym->st_value, sym->st_name, sym->st_info & 0xf);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -450,7 +446,6 @@ void Symbols::parseLibraries(CodeCacheArray* array, bool kernel_symbols) {
 
     while ((len = getline(&str, &str_size, f)) > 0) {
         str[len - 1] = 0;
-        fprintf(stdout, "===> Parsing library: %s\n", str);
         MemoryMapDesc map(str);
         if (!map.isReadable() || map.file() == NULL || map.file()[0] == 0) {
             continue;
diff --git a/ddprof-lib/src/test/cpp/elfparser_ut.cpp b/ddprof-lib/src/test/cpp/elfparser_ut.cpp
index 9db37ce3..6bff98fa 100644
--- a/ddprof-lib/src/test/cpp/elfparser_ut.cpp
+++ b/ddprof-lib/src/test/cpp/elfparser_ut.cpp
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@ TEST(Elf, readSymTable) {
     if (getcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd)) == nullptr) {
         exit(1);
     }
-    fprintf(stdout, "Current working directory: %s\n", cwd);
     char path[PATH_MAX];
-    snprintf(path, sizeof(path) - 1, "%s/../src/test/resources/libj9jit.so", cwd);
+    snprintf(path, sizeof(path) - 1, "%s/../build/test/resources/unresolved-functions/main", cwd);
     if (access(path, R_OK) != 0) {
         fprintf(stdout, "Missing test resource %s. Skipping the test\n", path);
         exit(0);
diff --git a/ddprof-lib/src/test/resources/unresolved-functions/Makefile b/ddprof-lib/src/test/resources/unresolved-functions/Makefile
index d1590d49..2f3f66f1 100644
--- a/ddprof-lib/src/test/resources/unresolved-functions/Makefile
+++ b/ddprof-lib/src/test/resources/unresolved-functions/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+TARGET_DIR = ../build/test/resources/unresolved-functions
 all:
-	gcc -c main.c -o main.o
-	gcc -o main main.o -T linker.ld
\ No newline at end of file
+	gcc -c main.c -o $(TARGET_DIR)/main.o
+	gcc -o $(TARGET_DIR)/main $(TARGET_DIR)/main.o -T linker.ld
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ddprof-lib/src/test/resources/unresolved-functions/linker.ld b/ddprof-lib/src/test/resources/unresolved-functions/linker.ld
index 6f0701d7..0e930a39 100644
--- a/ddprof-lib/src/test/resources/unresolved-functions/linker.ld
+++ b/ddprof-lib/src/test/resources/unresolved-functions/linker.ld
@@ -1,13 +1,43 @@
+PHDRS
+{
+    headers PT_PHDR PHDRS ;
+    interp PT_INTERP ;
+    text PT_LOAD FILEHDR PHDRS ;
+    data PT_LOAD ;
+}
+
 SECTIONS
 {
     . = 0x10000;
-    .text : { *(.text) }
+    .text : {
+        *(.text)
+    } :text
+
     . = 0x20000;
-    .data : { *(.data) }
-    .bss : { *(.bss) }
+    .data : {
+        *(.data)
+    } :data
+
+    .bss : {
+        *(.bss)
+    }
+
     . = 0x30000;
     unresolved_symbol = .;
     . = 0xffffffffffffffff;
     unresolved_function = .;
 
+    /* Add the .init_array section */
+    .init_array : {
+        __init_array_start = .;
+        KEEP(*(.init_array))
+        __init_array_end = .;
+    }
+
+    /* Add the .fini_array section */
+    .fini_array : {
+        __fini_array_start = .;
+        KEEP(*(.fini_array))
+        __fini_array_end = .;
+    }
 }