1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/php/tests/test_util.php b/php/tests/test_util.php
index decd1a78..2f6e4dd8 100644
--- a/php/tests/test_util.php
+++ b/php/tests/test_util.php
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class TestUtil
 
     public static function setTestMessage(TestMessage $m)
     {
+        $sub = new TestMessage_Sub();
+
         $m->setOptionalInt32(-42);
         $m->setOptionalInt64(-43);
         $m->setOptionalUint32(42);
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ class TestUtil
         $m->setOptionalString('a');
         $m->setOptionalBytes('b');
         $m->setOptionalEnum(TestEnum::ONE);
-        $m->setOptionalMessage(new TestMessage_Sub());
+        $m->setOptionalMessage($sub);
         $m->getOptionalMessage()->SetA(33);
 
         $m->getRepeatedInt32()    []= -42;