diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 41224f9db2..d5554430bf 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2020-05-28  Gary Benson <gbenson@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdb.linespec/cpls-ops.cc (dummy): New static global.
+	(test_op_new::operator new): Add return statement.
+	(test_op_new_array::operator new[]): Likewise.
+
 2020-05-27  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdb.linespec/cp-completion-aliases.exp: Remove readline_is_used
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.linespec/cpls-ops.cc b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.linespec/cpls-ops.cc
index 283e188e6c..e9dce59e15 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.linespec/cpls-ops.cc
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.linespec/cpls-ops.cc
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ test_op_array::operator[] (T *t)
 
 /* Code for operator new tests.  */
 
+static int dummy;
+
 struct test_op_new
 {
   void *operator new (size_t);
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ struct test_op_new
 void *
 test_op_new::operator new (size_t)
 {
-  return NULL;
+  return &dummy;
 }
 
 /* Code for operator delete tests.  */
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ struct test_op_new_array
 void *
 test_op_new_array::operator new[] (size_t)
 {
-  return NULL;
+  return &dummy;
 }
 
 /* Code for operator delete[] tests.  */