diff --git a/tests/pure_cpp/smart_holder_poc_test.cpp b/tests/pure_cpp/smart_holder_poc_test.cpp
index f820b9bf6..a9ad0364e 100644
--- a/tests/pure_cpp/smart_holder_poc_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/pure_cpp/smart_holder_poc_test.cpp
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ TEST_CASE("from_raw_ptr_take_ownership+disown+reclaim_disowned", "[S]") {
     REQUIRE(*new_owner == 19);
     hld.reclaim_disowned(); // Manually veriified: without this, clang++ -fsanitize=address reports
                             // "detected memory leaks".
+    // NOLINTNEXTLINE(bugprone-unused-return-value)
     (void) new_owner.release(); // Manually verified: without this, clang++ -fsanitize=address
                                 // reports "attempting double-free".
     REQUIRE(hld.as_lvalue_ref<int>() == 19);