diff --git a/test/unit/eval/typval_spec.lua b/test/unit/eval/typval_spec.lua
index a785350c15..b0a7e9109a 100644
--- a/test/unit/eval/typval_spec.lua
+++ b/test/unit/eval/typval_spec.lua
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ describe('typval.c', function()
         local recursive_li = recursive_l.lv_first
         lib.tv_list_item_remove(recursive_l, recursive_li)
         lib.tv_list_free(l)
-      end, true)
+      end)
     end)
     describe('equal()', function()
       itp('compares empty and NULL lists correctly', function()