diff --git a/cmake/gtest_helper.cmake b/cmake/gtest_helper.cmake
index 0dc050948fa78a7644c275065fce8213c8dbdedc..b7f87f3151e6efd41d254bf55301990e637693be 100644
--- a/cmake/gtest_helper.cmake
+++ b/cmake/gtest_helper.cmake
@@ -10,23 +10,31 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # cmake-format: off
-# add_icon_c_test(<test>
-#                 <source>)
+# fs_add_c_test(<test_name>
+#               [SOURCES <sources>]
+#               [ARGS <args>])
 # cmake-format: on
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Compiles a test executable with the name <test> using the source code
-# <source>. The googletest and fortran-support libraries will be linked
-# automatically.
+# Compiles a test executable with the name <test_name> using the source code
+# <source>. Specify ctest arguments in <args> if necessary. The googletest and
+# libfortran-support libraries will be linked automatically.
 #
 # The C++ standard is set to C++17.
 #
-macro(add_icon_c_test test_name file_name)
-  add_executable("CTest_${test_name}" ${file_name})
+function(fs_add_c_test test_name)
+
+  cmake_parse_arguments(PARSE_ARGV 1 ARG "" "" "SOURCES;ARGS")
+  if(NOT ARG_SOURCES)
+    set(ARG_SOURCES "${ARG_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS}")
+  endif()
+
+  add_executable("CTest_${test_name}" ${ARG_SOURCES})
   target_link_libraries(
     "CTest_${test_name}" PRIVATE fortran-support::fortran-support
-                                 GTest::gtest_main)
-  add_test(NAME "CTest_${test_name}" COMMAND "CTest_${test_name}")
+                                 GTest::gtest_main stdc++fs)
+  add_test(NAME "CTest_${test_name}" COMMAND "CTest_${test_name}" ${ARG_ARGS})
   set_property(TEST "CTest_${test_name}" PROPERTY LABELS C)
   set_target_properties("CTest_${test_name}"
                         PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD 17 CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-endmacro()
+
+endfunction()
diff --git a/test/c/CMakeLists.txt b/test/c/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b6fc82aea85800778da2ee051e3b5321099094a..d525c67c7c5f7f441c1700fc987fa96a50a818e8 100644
--- a/test/c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ endif()
 include("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/gtest_helper.cmake")
 
 if(FS_ENABLE_BACKTRACE_TEST)
-  add_icon_c_test(UtilBacktraceTest ctest_util_backtrace.cpp)
+  fs_add_c_test(UtilBacktraceTest SOURCES ctest_util_backtrace.cpp)
 endif()
 
 file(
@@ -71,17 +71,18 @@ file(
   "    floating_points                             -7.1, 1.0, 3.7, 8.9\n"
   "    booleans                                    .TRUE., .FALSE., .true.\n"
   "    chars                                       'unit', 'test'\n")
-add_icon_c_test(UtilNmlAnnotateTest ctest_nml_annotate.cpp)
-add_icon_c_test(UtilArithmeticExprTest ctest_util_arithmetic_expr.cpp)
-add_icon_c_test(UtilHashTest ctest_util_hash.cpp)
-add_icon_c_test(UtilStrideTest ctest_util_stride.cpp)
-add_icon_c_test(UtilStringParseTest ctest_util_string_parse.cpp)
-add_icon_c_test(UtilSysinfoTest ctest_util_sysinfo.cpp)
-add_icon_c_test(UtilSystemTest ctest_util_system.cpp)
-add_icon_c_test(UtilTimerTest ctest_util_timer.cpp)
+fs_add_c_test(UtilNmlAnnotateTest SOURCES ctest_nml_annotate.cpp)
+fs_add_c_test(UtilArithmeticExprTest SOURCES ctest_util_arithmetic_expr.cpp)
+fs_add_c_test(UtilHashTest SOURCES ctest_util_hash.cpp)
+fs_add_c_test(UtilStrideTest SOURCES ctest_util_stride.cpp)
+fs_add_c_test(UtilStringParseTest SOURCES ctest_util_string_parse.cpp)
+fs_add_c_test(UtilSysinfoTest SOURCES ctest_util_sysinfo.cpp)
+fs_add_c_test(UtilSystemTest SOURCES ctest_util_system.cpp)
+fs_add_c_test(UtilTimerTest SOURCES ctest_util_timer.cpp)
 
 file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/util_file_test.txt"
      "This is a test file for unit tests for util_file.c\n")
 file(CREATE_LINK "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/util_file_test.txt"
      "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/util_file_link.txt" SYMBOLIC)
-add_icon_c_test(UtilFileTest ctest_util_file.cpp)
+fs_add_c_test(UtilFileTest SOURCES ctest_util_file.cpp ARGS
+              "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")