diff --git a/Kbuild b/Kbuild
index 6e9f85e63d3b..e33aa45e2c4a 100644
--- a/Kbuild
+++ b/Kbuild
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ QDF_OBJS := \
 	$(QDF_LINUX_OBJ_DIR)/qdf_mc_timer.o \
 	$(QDF_LINUX_OBJ_DIR)/qdf_mem.o \
 	$(QDF_LINUX_OBJ_DIR)/qdf_nbuf.o \
+	$(QDF_LINUX_OBJ_DIR)/qdf_periodic_work.o \
 	$(QDF_LINUX_OBJ_DIR)/qdf_status.o \
 	$(QDF_LINUX_OBJ_DIR)/qdf_threads.o \
 	$(QDF_LINUX_OBJ_DIR)/qdf_trace.o \
@@ -594,12 +595,14 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_QDF_TEST), y)
 	QDF_OBJS += $(QDF_TEST_OBJ_DIR)/qdf_hashtable_test.o
+	QDF_OBJS += $(QDF_TEST_OBJ_DIR)/qdf_periodic_work_test.o
 	QDF_OBJS += $(QDF_TEST_OBJ_DIR)/qdf_talloc_test.o
 	QDF_OBJS += $(QDF_TEST_OBJ_DIR)/qdf_types_test.o
 endif
 
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_TALLOC_DEBUG) += -DWLAN_TALLOC_DEBUG
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_QDF_TEST) += -DWLAN_HASHTABLE_TEST
+cppflags-$(CONFIG_QDF_TEST) += -DWLAN_PERIODIC_WORK_TEST
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_QDF_TEST) += -DWLAN_TALLOC_TEST
 cppflags-$(CONFIG_QDF_TEST) += -DWLAN_TYPES_TEST
 
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
index 61218eba28ce..33ca9c489dc2 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #include "sme_api.h"
 #include "wma_types.h"
 #include "qdf_hashtable_test.h"
+#include "qdf_periodic_work_test.h"
 #include "qdf_talloc_test.h"
 #include "qdf_str.h"
 #include "qdf_trace.h"
@@ -5861,9 +5862,11 @@ struct hdd_ut_entry {
 
 struct hdd_ut_entry hdd_ut_entries[] = {
 	{ .name = "dsc", .callback = dsc_unit_test },
-	{ .name = "ht", .callback = qdf_ht_unit_test },
-	{ .name = "talloc", .callback = qdf_talloc_unit_test },
-	{ .name = "types", .callback = qdf_types_unit_test },
+	{ .name = "qdf_ht", .callback = qdf_ht_unit_test },
+	{ .name = "qdf_periodic_work",
+	  .callback = qdf_periodic_work_unit_test },
+	{ .name = "qdf_talloc", .callback = qdf_talloc_unit_test },
+	{ .name = "qdf_types", .callback = qdf_types_unit_test },
 };
 
 #define hdd_for_each_ut_entry(cursor) \