diff --git a/test/link/interdependent_static_c_libs/main.zig b/test/link/interdependent_static_c_libs/main.zig
index cb5d2e7b77..08a35c5ddb 100644
--- a/test/link/interdependent_static_c_libs/main.zig
+++ b/test/link/interdependent_static_c_libs/main.zig
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const expect = std.testing.expect;
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("b.h"));
+
+extern fn sub(a: i32, b: i32) i32;
 
 test "import C sub" {
-    const result = c.sub(2, 1);
+    const result = sub(2, 1);
     try expect(result == 1);
 }