diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index ca6bdef63d2ee9389729e5118f22461c887dc5ed..229f5f7ff1491ad5d98d9a35a6fe87fd77007296 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -337,8 +337,10 @@ test_eval_ () {
 test_run_ () {
 	test_cleanup=:
 	expecting_failure=$2
+	setup_malloc_check
 	test_eval_ "$1"
 	eval_ret=$?
+	teardown_malloc_check
 
 	if test -z "$immediate" || test $eval_ret = 0 || test -n "$expecting_failure"
 	then