diff --git a/unit_test/nse_table_cell/GNUmakefile b/unit_test/nse_table_cell/GNUmakefile
index 1b443926c..e25e3df66 100644
--- a/unit_test/nse_table_cell/GNUmakefile
+++ b/unit_test/nse_table_cell/GNUmakefile
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ COMP	   = gnu
 USE_MPI    = FALSE
 USE_OMP    = FALSE
 
+USE_SIMPLIFIED_SDC = TRUE
+
 USE_REACT = TRUE
 
 EBASE = main