diff --git a/components/app/test-runner/component.cmake b/components/app/test-runner/component.cmake
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+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (c) 2020, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if (NOT DEFINED TGT)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "mandatory parameter TGT is not defined.")
+endif()
+
+target_sources(${TGT} PRIVATE
+	"${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/main.cpp"
+	)
+
diff --git a/components/app/test-runner/main.cpp b/components/app/test-runner/main.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <CppUTest/CommandLineTestRunner.h>
+
+/* These tests are intended to be compiled natively and run on a PC */
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+
+	return CommandLineTestRunner::RunAllTests(argc, argv);
+}
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