diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ea7648bcd5..484b4490ed 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1903,8 +1903,14 @@ check_LTLIBRARIES += \
     $(NULL)
 endif
 
+# libdlopen_test_providers is a helper library to provide missing symbols for
+# dlopen_tests. It is mainly used for the backend modules but is used as well
+# to provide __wrap_sss_nss_make_request_timeout needed make make dlopen_tests
+# pass for libsss_nss_idmap_tests.
 libdlopen_test_providers_la_SOURCES = \
-    $(sssd_be_SOURCES)
+    $(sssd_be_SOURCES) \
+    src/tests/cmocka/wrap_sss_nss_make_request_timeout.c \
+    $(NULL)
 libdlopen_test_providers_la_CFLAGS = \
     $(AM_CFLAGS) \
     $(CHECK_CFLAGS) \
@@ -1932,6 +1938,7 @@ libsss_nss_idmap_tests_la_LDFLAGS = \
     $(libsss_nss_idmap_la_LDFLAGS) \
     -shared \
     -rpath $(libdir) \
+    -Wl,-wrap,sss_nss_make_request_timeout \
     -Wl,--version-script,$(srcdir)/src/sss_client/idmap/sss_nss_idmap.unit_tests
 
 dist_noinst_DATA += src/sss_client/idmap/sss_nss_idmap.unit_tests
diff --git a/src/tests/cmocka/sss_nss_idmap-tests.c b/src/tests/cmocka/sss_nss_idmap-tests.c
index 2e37040d2d..83bab29205 100644
--- a/src/tests/cmocka/sss_nss_idmap-tests.c
+++ b/src/tests/cmocka/sss_nss_idmap-tests.c
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ uint8_t buf_orig1[] = {0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x0
  #error "unknow endianess"
 #endif
 
-enum nss_status sss_nss_make_request_timeout(enum sss_cli_command cmd,
-                                             struct sss_cli_req_data *rd,
-                                             int timeout,
-                                             uint8_t **repbuf, size_t *replen,
-                                             int *errnop)
+enum nss_status __wrap_sss_nss_make_request_timeout(enum sss_cli_command cmd,
+                                                    struct sss_cli_req_data *rd,
+                                                    int timeout,
+                                                    uint8_t **repbuf,
+                                                    size_t *replen,
+                                                    int *errnop)
 {
     struct sss_nss_make_request_test_data *d;
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ void test_getsidbyname(void **state)
     sid = NULL;
 
     for (c = 0; d[c].d.repbuf != NULL; c++) {
-        will_return(sss_nss_make_request_timeout, &d[0].d);
+        will_return(__wrap_sss_nss_make_request_timeout, &d[0].d);
 
         ret = sss_nss_getsidbyname("test", &sid, &type);
         assert_int_equal(ret, d[0].ret);
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ void test_getorigbyname(void **state)
     enum sss_id_type type;
     struct sss_nss_make_request_test_data d = {buf_orig1, sizeof(buf_orig1), 0, NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS};
 
-    will_return(sss_nss_make_request_timeout, &d);
+    will_return(__wrap_sss_nss_make_request_timeout, &d);
     ret = sss_nss_getorigbyname("test", &kv_list, &type);
     assert_int_equal(ret, EOK);
     assert_int_equal(type, SSS_ID_TYPE_UID);
diff --git a/src/tests/cmocka/wrap_sss_nss_make_request_timeout.c b/src/tests/cmocka/wrap_sss_nss_make_request_timeout.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d2a957e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/cmocka/wrap_sss_nss_make_request_timeout.c
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+    Authors:
+        Sumit Bose <sbose@redhat.com>
+
+    Copyright (C) 2018 Red Hat
+
+    Helper to make dlopen-tests pass for libsss_nss_idmap_tests.so.
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <nss.h>
+
+#include "sss_client/sss_cli.h"
+
+enum nss_status __wrap_sss_nss_make_request_timeout(enum sss_cli_command cmd,
+                                                    struct sss_cli_req_data *rd,
+                                                    int timeout,
+                                                    uint8_t **repbuf,
+                                                    size_t *replen,
+                                                    int *errnop)
+{
+    return NSS_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/dlopen-tests.c b/src/tests/dlopen-tests.c
index fb7eb06254..9a5d3597f9 100644
--- a/src/tests/dlopen-tests.c
+++ b/src/tests/dlopen-tests.c
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ struct so {
     /* for testing purposes */
     { "libdlopen_test_providers.so", { LIBPFX"libdlopen_test_providers.so",
                                        NULL } },
-    { "libsss_nss_idmap_tests.so", { LIBPFX"libsss_nss_idmap_tests.so",
+    { "libsss_nss_idmap_tests.so", { LIBPFX"libdlopen_test_providers.so",
+                                     LIBPFX"libsss_nss_idmap_tests.so",
                                      NULL } },
 #ifdef BUILD_SAMBA
     { "libdlopen_test_winbind_idmap.so",