diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 6014d9560..4d54b49b3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ glib = dependency('glib-2.0')
 libvmi = dependency('libvmi')
 jsonc = dependency('json-c')
 deps = [glib, libvmi, jsonc]
+check = dependency('check')
 
 version = meson.project_version()
 if not get_option('release')
diff --git a/src/plugins/meson.build b/src/plugins/meson.build
index dcb4b5139..46bd23f51 100644
--- a/src/plugins/meson.build
+++ b/src/plugins/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ incdir = include_directories('..', '../..')
 plugin_sources = [
     'plugins.cpp',
     'plugins_ex.cpp',
-    'plugin_utils.cpp',
     'helpers/exclude_matcher.cpp',
     'output_format/ostream.cpp'
 ]
@@ -354,10 +353,27 @@ summary({
 
 #################
 
+plugin_utils = static_library('plugin_utils',
+    sources : 'plugin_utils.cpp',
+    include_directories : incdir,
+    dependencies : deps,
+    link_args : hardened_link_args
+)
+
 drakvuf_plugins = static_library('drakvuf_plugins',
     sources : plugin_sources,
     include_directories : incdir,
     dependencies : deps,
-    link_with : [libdrakvuf, libhook, libusermode],
+    link_with : [libdrakvuf, libhook, libusermode, plugin_utils],
     link_args : hardened_link_args
 )
+
+if check.found()
+    plugin_utils_check = executable('plugin_utils_check',
+        sources : 'plugin_utils_check.cpp',
+        include_directories : incdir,
+        dependencies : [deps, check],
+        link_with : [libdrakvuf, plugin_utils],
+    )
+    test('plugin_utils_check', plugin_utils_check)
+endif