diff --git a/compiler/ilgen/OMRIlBuilder.cpp b/compiler/ilgen/OMRIlBuilder.cpp
index 402a7f3a9d9..dc25344cf17 100644
--- a/compiler/ilgen/OMRIlBuilder.cpp
+++ b/compiler/ilgen/OMRIlBuilder.cpp
@@ -2022,6 +2022,7 @@ OMR::IlBuilder::ComputedCall(const char *functionName, int32_t numArgs, ...)
    TR_ASSERT_FATAL(resolvedMethod, "Could not identify function %s\n", functionName);
 
    TR::SymbolReference *methodSymRef = symRefTab()->findOrCreateComputedStaticMethodSymbol(JITTED_METHOD_INDEX, -1, resolvedMethod);
+   methodSymRef->getSymbol()->getMethodSymbol()->setLinkage(TR_System);
    return genCall(methodSymRef, numArgs, argValues, false /*isDirectCall*/);
    }
 
@@ -2041,6 +2042,7 @@ OMR::IlBuilder::ComputedCall(const char *functionName, int32_t numArgs, TR::IlVa
    TR_ASSERT_FATAL(resolvedMethod, "Could not identify function %s\n", functionName);
 
    TR::SymbolReference *methodSymRef = symRefTab()->findOrCreateComputedStaticMethodSymbol(JITTED_METHOD_INDEX, -1, resolvedMethod);
+   methodSymRef->getSymbol()->getMethodSymbol()->setLinkage(TR_System);
    return genCall(methodSymRef, numArgs, argValues, false /*isDirectCall*/);
    }
 
@@ -2143,6 +2145,7 @@ OMR::IlBuilder::Call(const char *functionName, int32_t numArgs, ...)
    TR_ASSERT_FATAL(resolvedMethod, "Could not identify function %s\n", functionName);
 
    TR::SymbolReference *methodSymRef = symRefTab()->findOrCreateStaticMethodSymbol(JITTED_METHOD_INDEX, -1, resolvedMethod);
+   methodSymRef->getSymbol()->getMethodSymbol()->setLinkage(TR_System);
    return genCall(methodSymRef, numArgs, argValues);
    }
 
@@ -2156,6 +2159,7 @@ OMR::IlBuilder::Call(const char *functionName, int32_t numArgs, TR::IlValue ** a
    TR_ASSERT_FATAL(resolvedMethod, "Could not identify function %s\n", functionName);
 
    TR::SymbolReference *methodSymRef = symRefTab()->findOrCreateStaticMethodSymbol(JITTED_METHOD_INDEX, -1, resolvedMethod);
+   methodSymRef->getSymbol()->getMethodSymbol()->setLinkage(TR_System);
    return genCall(methodSymRef, numArgs, argValues);
    }
 
diff --git a/fvtest/tril/CMakeLists.txt b/fvtest/tril/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c785651ed6..af38c392ab4 100644
--- a/fvtest/tril/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/fvtest/tril/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 project(tril_project)
 
 set(OMR_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS OFF)
+if(NOT OMR_TEST_COMPILER)
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "tril requries -DOMR_TEST_COMPILER=1")
+endif(NOT OMR_TEST_COMPILER)
 
 add_subdirectory(tril)
 add_subdirectory(test)