diff --git a/modules/libcom/src/cxxTemplates/test/tsSLListTest.cc b/modules/libcom/src/cxxTemplates/test/tsSLListTest.cc
index 8e673e07e..faa3cde58 100644
--- a/modules/libcom/src/cxxTemplates/test/tsSLListTest.cc
+++ b/modules/libcom/src/cxxTemplates/test/tsSLListTest.cc
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ int main ()
         tsSLIter<fred> iter1 = list.firstIter ();
         tsSLIter<fred> iter2 = iter1;
         tsSLIter<fred> iter3 = iter1;
-        assert ( iter1 == iter3++ );
-        assert ( iter3 == ++iter2 );
+        tsSLIter<fred> itert = iter3++
+        assert ( iter1 == itert );
+        itert = ++iter2;
+        assert ( iter3 == itert );
         list.remove ( *pFredII ); // removes pFred
     }
     list.add ( *pFred );