diff --git a/cfg/std.cfg b/cfg/std.cfg
index 2fbfa571e..e0a76e0a6 100644
--- a/cfg/std.cfg
+++ b/cfg/std.cfg
@@ -4898,9 +4898,8 @@ The obsolete function 'gets' is called. With 'gets' you'll get a buffer overrun
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
   </function>
-  <!-- static std::locale std::locale::global( const locale& loc ); -->
+  <!-- static std::locale std::locale::global( const std::locale& loc ); -->
   <function name="std::locale::global">
-    <use-retval/>
     <returnValue type="struct std::locale"/>
     <noreturn>false</noreturn>
     <leak-ignore/>
diff --git a/test/cfg/std.cpp b/test/cfg/std.cpp
index 9ad14ddd4..db51d4f9d 100644
--- a/test/cfg/std.cpp
+++ b/test/cfg/std.cpp
@@ -3071,6 +3071,12 @@ void ignoredReturnValue_string_compare(std::string teststr, std::wstring testwst
     testwstr.compare(L"wtest");
 }
 
+void ignoredReturnValue_locale_global(const std::locale& loc)
+{
+    // no ignoredReturnValue shall be shown for
+    std::locale::global(loc);
+}
+
 void ignoredReturnValue_make_pair()
 {
     // cppcheck-suppress ignoredReturnValue