diff --git a/test/cli/proj-inline-suppress/1.c b/test/cli/proj-inline-suppress/1.c
index 440fbf7cf..490765b2d 100644
--- a/test/cli/proj-inline-suppress/1.c
+++ b/test/cli/proj-inline-suppress/1.c
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
 #include <1.h>
-
-// cppcheck-suppress some_warning_id ; there should be a unmatchedSuppression warning about this
-x;
-
diff --git a/test/cli/proj-inline-suppress/2.c b/test/cli/proj-inline-suppress/2.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..541b01cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli/proj-inline-suppress/2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// cppcheck-suppress some_warning_id ; there should be a unmatchedSuppression warning about this
+x;
+
diff --git a/test/cli/test-inline-suppress.py b/test/cli/test-inline-suppress.py
index eab10467b..c94c493af 100644
--- a/test/cli/test-inline-suppress.py
+++ b/test/cli/test-inline-suppress.py
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ def test2():
     assert len(stderr) > 0
 
 def test_unmatched_suppression():
-    ret, stdout, stderr = cppcheck(['--inline-suppr', '--enable=information', '--error-exitcode=1', 'proj-inline-suppress'])
+    ret, stdout, stderr = cppcheck(['--inline-suppr', '--enable=information', '--error-exitcode=1', 'proj-inline-suppress/2.c'])
     assert ret == 1
     assert 'Unmatched suppression: some_warning_id' in stderr