diff --git a/tests/eventtest.c b/tests/eventtest.c
index 625be868a4d21e5da1bb715f8a52d71f5396e474..c4be6060d8bfba83c76fcca280b7df5b98c5210e 100644
--- a/tests/eventtest.c
+++ b/tests/eventtest.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ testEventReport(const char *name, bool failed, const char *msg, ...)
 
     data.failed = failed;
     data.msg = str;
-    virtTestRun(name, testEventResultCallback, &data);
+    ignore_value(virtTestRun(name, testEventResultCallback, &data));
 
     va_end(vargs);
     VIR_FREE(str);