diff --git a/test/testleakautovar.cpp b/test/testleakautovar.cpp
index 227ba0840e2..7838679d6dd 100644
--- a/test/testleakautovar.cpp
+++ b/test/testleakautovar.cpp
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ class TestLeakAutoVar : public TestFixture {
         check("void f(char* old, char* value, size_t len) {\n"
               "    char *str = strdup(value);\n"
               "    memcpy(old, str, len);\n"
-              "}\n", dinit(CheckOptions, $.s = &s));
+              "}\n", dinit(CheckOptions, $.cpp = true, $.s = &s));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Memory leak: str\n", errout_str());
     }
 
@@ -2805,7 +2805,7 @@ class TestLeakAutoVar : public TestFixture {
               "        free(ptr);\n"
               "    }\n"
               "    return 'a';\n"
-              "}\n", dinit(CheckOptions, $.cpp = true));
+              "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.c:7]: (error) Memory leak: ptr\n", errout_str());
     }