diff --git a/library/CMakeLists.txt b/library/CMakeLists.txt
index 220fbf92b7..e25fe57e58 100644
--- a/library/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/library/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ set(src_crypto
     cipher.c
     cipher_wrap.c
     cmac.c
+    common.c
     ctr_drbg.c
     des.c
     dhm.c
diff --git a/library/Makefile b/library/Makefile
index 13b0b29348..66110166a2 100644
--- a/library/Makefile
+++ b/library/Makefile
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ OBJS_CRYPTO= \
 	     cipher.o \
 	     cipher_wrap.o \
 	     cmac.o \
+	     common.o \
 	     ctr_drbg.o \
 	     des.o \
 	     dhm.o \
diff --git a/library/common.c b/library/common.c
index 9f901f006a..4273600c46 100644
--- a/library/common.c
+++ b/library/common.c
@@ -17,11 +17,20 @@
  *  limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include "common.h"
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_TEST_HOOKS)
-void (*mbedtls_test_err_add_hook)( int, int, const char *, int );
-int mbedtls_err_add( int high, int low, const char *file, int line ) {
-    if( mbedtls_test_err_add_hook != NULL )
-        (*mbedtls_test_err_add_hook)( high, low, file, line );
+static void (*err_add_hook)( int, int, const char *, int );
+void mbedtls_set_err_add_hook(void *hook)
+{
+    err_add_hook = hook;
+}
+int mbedtls_err_add( int high, int low, const char *file, int line )
+{
+    if( err_add_hook != NULL )
+        (*err_add_hook)( high, low, file, line );
     return ( high + low );
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/library/common.h b/library/common.h
index f4cef97b91..a9b6187b3c 100644
--- a/library/common.h
+++ b/library/common.h
@@ -48,12 +48,18 @@
 #define MBEDTLS_STATIC_TESTABLE
 
 /** Helper macro and function to combine a high and low level error code.
- * 
+ *
  * This function uses a hook (`mbedtls_test_err_add_hook`) to allow invasive
  * testing of its inputs. This is used in the test infrastructure to report
  * on errors when combining two error codes of the same level (e.g: two high
  * or two low level errors).
+ *
+ * To set a hook use
+ * ```
+ * mbedtls_set_err_add_hook(&mbedtls_check_foo);
+ * ```
  */
+void mbedtls_set_err_add_hook( void *hook );
 int mbedtls_err_add( int high, int low, const char *file, int line );
 #define MBEDTLS_ERR_ADD( high, low )  \
     ( mbedtls_err_add( high, low, __FILE__, __LINE__ ) )
diff --git a/tests/suites/main_test.function b/tests/suites/main_test.function
index b35b1437f7..09927fe7b4 100644
--- a/tests/suites/main_test.function
+++ b/tests/suites/main_test.function
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 #include "psa/crypto.h"
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_USE_PSA_CRYPTO */
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_TEST_HOOKS)
+#include "common.h"
+#endif
+
 /* Test code may use deprecated identifiers only if the preprocessor symbol
  * MBEDTLS_TEST_DEPRECATED is defined. When building tests, set
  * MBEDTLS_TEST_DEPRECATED explicitly if MBEDTLS_DEPRECATED_WARNING is
@@ -280,7 +284,7 @@ $platform_code
 int main( int argc, const char *argv[] )
 {
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_TEST_HOOKS)
-    mbedtls_test_err_add_hook = &mbedtls_test_err_add_check;
+    mbedtls_set_err_add_hook( &mbedtls_test_err_add_check );
 #endif
 
     int ret = mbedtls_test_platform_setup();