diff --git a/ChangeLog.adoc b/ChangeLog.adoc
index d50efa216..15c8e1a50 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.adoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.adoc
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Tests::
 Build::
 
   * core: disable debug by default in autotools build
+  * tests: fix compilation with CppUTest ≥ 4.0
 
 [[v2.9]]
 == Version 2.9 (2020-07-18)
diff --git a/tests/scripts/test-scripts.cpp b/tests/scripts/test-scripts.cpp
index 16058dec6..756ae35a6 100644
--- a/tests/scripts/test-scripts.cpp
+++ b/tests/scripts/test-scripts.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ TEST(Scripts, API)
         LONGS_EQUAL(0, api_tests_other);
 
         if (turnoff_memleak)
-            MemoryLeakWarningPlugin::turnOnNewDeleteOverloads();
+            MemoryLeakWarningPlugin::turnOnThreadSafeNewDeleteOverloads();
     }
 
     free (path_testapi_output_dir);