diff --git a/common_reference.h b/common_reference.h
index 4cc4be4fd..be151e0d6 100644
--- a/common_reference.h
+++ b/common_reference.h
@@ -63,5 +63,7 @@ double  _Complex BLASFUNC_REF(zdotc)  (blasint *, double  *, blasint *, double
 void BLASFUNC_REF(drotmg)(double *, double *, double *, double *, double *);
 
 double BLASFUNC_REF(dsdot)(blasint *, float *, blasint *, float *, blasint*);
+
+FLOATRET  BLASFUNC_REF(samax) (blasint *, float  *, blasint *);
 												   
 #endif
diff --git a/utest/Makefile b/utest/Makefile
index ee9aa6286..3d120f5b3 100644
--- a/utest/Makefile
+++ b/utest/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ CUNIT_LIB=$(CUNIT_DIR)/lib/libcunit.a
 
 CFLAGS+=-I$(CUNIT_DIR)/include
 
-OBJS=main.o test_rot.o test_swap.o test_axpy.o test_dotu.o test_rotmg.o test_dsdot.o
+OBJS=main.o test_rot.o test_swap.o test_axpy.o test_dotu.o test_rotmg.o test_dsdot.o test_amax.o
 
 all : run_test
 
diff --git a/utest/common_utest.h b/utest/common_utest.h
index 1332ef6ab..e57ae0556 100644
--- a/utest/common_utest.h
+++ b/utest/common_utest.h
@@ -61,4 +61,6 @@ void test_drotmg(void);
 
 void test_dsdot_n_1(void);
 
+void test_samax(void);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/utest/main.c b/utest/main.c
index 135709507..ece94dd71 100644
--- a/utest/main.c
+++ b/utest/main.c
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ CU_TestInfo test_level1[]={
 	{"Testing drotmg",test_drotmg},
 
 	{"Testing dsdot with n == 1",test_dsdot_n_1},
+
+	{"Testing samax", test_samax},
 	CU_TEST_INFO_NULL,
 };