diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/static_vars_in_translated_mode.vv b/vlib/v/checker/tests/static_vars_in_translated_mode.vv
index 60e67e1610..e3abc22a96 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/static_vars_in_translated_mode.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/static_vars_in_translated_mode.vv
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
+[unsafe]
 fn counter() int {
-	mut static icounter := 0
+	static mut icounter := 0
 	icounter++
 	return icounter
 }
 
 fn main() {
-	println(counter())
-	println(counter())
-	println(counter())
-	println(counter())
+	println(unsafe { counter() })
+	println(unsafe { counter() })
+	println(unsafe { counter() })
+	println(unsafe { counter() })
 }