diff --git a/unit-tests/hdr/test-hdr.cpp b/unit-tests/hdr/test-hdr.cpp
index 94a976e76a9..17b9972024f 100644
--- a/unit-tests/hdr/test-hdr.cpp
+++ b/unit-tests/hdr/test-hdr.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@
 #include "../catch.h"
 #include "../unit-tests-common.h"
 
+#include <easylogging++.h>
+#ifdef BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
+// With static linkage, ELPP is initialized by librealsense, so doing it here will
+// create errors. When we're using the shared .so/.dll, the two are separate and we have
+// to initialize ours if we want to use the APIs!
+INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGINGPP
+#endif
 
 using namespace rs2;