diff --git a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
index 04c6f25a0..1cf4e4765 100644
--- a/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/test/testcmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -898,6 +898,7 @@ private:
         REDIRECT;
         const char *argv[] = {"cppcheck", "--errorlist"};
         ASSERT(defParser.ParseFromArgs(2, argv));
+        ASSERT(defParser.GetShowErrorMessages());
     }
 
     void errorlistverbose1() {