diff --git a/tools/test_showtimetop5.sh b/tools/test_showtimetop5.sh
index 9c5fd374a..02c6aaaf6 100755
--- a/tools/test_showtimetop5.sh
+++ b/tools/test_showtimetop5.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-if  [[ "$(./cppcheck  --showtime=top5 cli/cmdlineparser.h --quiet | wc -l)" != 7 ]] ; then
+if  [[ "$(./cppcheck  --showtime=top5 cli/cmdlineparser.h --language=c++ --quiet | wc -l)" != 7 ]] ; then
     false
 fi