diff --git a/tests/daemon/fw/access-strategy.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/fw/access-strategy.t.cpp
index 5d2155d..a25c44c 100644
--- a/tests/daemon/fw/access-strategy.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/daemon/fw/access-strategy.t.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "fw/access-strategy.hpp"
 
 #include "tests/test-common.hpp"
+#include "strategy-tester.hpp"
 #include "topology-tester.hpp"
 
 namespace nfd {
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@
 
 using namespace nfd::tests;
 
+// The tester is unused in this file, but it's used in various templated test suites.
+typedef StrategyTester<AccessStrategy> AccessStrategyTester;
+NFD_REGISTER_STRATEGY(AccessStrategyTester);
+
 // This test suite tests AccessStrategy's behavior as a black box,
 // without accessing its internals.
 //