diff --git a/test/unit/from_current.cpp b/test/unit/from_current.cpp
index 5ca6d46..c5ee358 100644
--- a/test/unit/from_current.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/from_current.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ TEST(FromCurrent, RawTrace) {
     std::vector<int> line_numbers;
     CPPTRACE_TRY {
         line_numbers.insert(line_numbers.begin(), __LINE__ + 1);
-        stacktrace_from_current_1(line_numbers);
+        static volatile int tco_guard = stacktrace_from_current_1(line_numbers);
     } CPPTRACE_CATCH(const std::exception& e) {
         EXPECT_EQ(e.what(), "foobar"sv);
         const auto& raw_trace = cpptrace::raw_trace_from_current_exception();
diff --git a/test/unit/from_current_z.cpp b/test/unit/from_current_z.cpp
index cd6de46..68e25f0 100644
--- a/test/unit/from_current_z.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/from_current_z.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ TEST(FromCurrentZ, Basic) {
     std::vector<int> line_numbers;
     CPPTRACE_TRYZ {
         line_numbers.insert(line_numbers.begin(), __LINE__ + 1);
-        stacktrace_from_current_z_1(line_numbers);
+        static volatile int tco_guard = stacktrace_from_current_z_1(line_numbers);
     } CPPTRACE_CATCHZ(const std::runtime_error& e) {
         EXPECT_EQ(e.what(), "foobar"sv);
         const auto& trace = cpptrace::from_current_exception();