diff --git a/cfg/googletest.cfg b/cfg/googletest.cfg
index e8019cc3e..37203d08f 100644
--- a/cfg/googletest.cfg
+++ b/cfg/googletest.cfg
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
   <define name="EXPECT_STRCASEEQ(str1,str2)" value="(void)(*(str1)==*(str2))"/>
   <define name="ASSERT_STRCASENE(str1,str2)" value="assert(stricmp(str1, str2) != 0)"/>
   <define name="EXPECT_STRCASENE(str1,str2)" value="(void)(*(str1)!=*(str2))"/>
-  <define name="ASSERT_THROW(code, e)" value="try{code}catch(e){}"/>
-  <define name="EXPECT_THROW(code, e)" value="try{code}catch(e){}"/>
+  <define name="ASSERT_THROW(code, e)" value="try{code;}catch(e){}"/>
+  <define name="EXPECT_THROW(code, e)" value="try{code;}catch(e){}"/>
   <define name="TEST(A,B)" value="void __ ## A ## _ ## B ( )"/>
   <define name="TEST_F(A,B)" value="void __ ## A ## _ ## B ( )"/>
   <define name="TEST_P(A,B)" value="void __ ## A ## _ ## B ( )"/>
diff --git a/test/cfg/googletest.cpp b/test/cfg/googletest.cpp
index 2a21f4bad..9f1394075 100644
--- a/test/cfg/googletest.cpp
+++ b/test/cfg/googletest.cpp
@@ -36,3 +36,11 @@ TEST(ASSERT, ASSERT)
 
     free(a);
 }
+
+// Avoid syntax error: https://sourceforge.net/p/cppcheck/discussion/general/thread/6ccc7283e2/
+TEST(test_cppcheck, cppcheck)
+{
+   TestStruct<int> it;
+   ASSERT_THROW(it.operator->(), std::out_of_range);
+}
+