diff --git a/tests/syntax/ast_init.ml b/tests/syntax/ast_init.ml
index b0520cc04b97cac07a59159c9c944fd6722c539a..f0e57935a236f696af9949647edb7ec78d06fb81 100644
--- a/tests/syntax/ast_init.ml
+++ b/tests/syntax/ast_init.ml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ let apply _ =
     (fun b -> b.bstmts <-
         Cil.mkStmtOneInstr (Skip (Cil_datatype.Stmt.loc s)) :: b.bstmts)
     l;
+  File.must_recompute_cfg (Kernel_function.get_definition f) ;
   Ast.mark_as_grown ()
 
 let () = Ast.apply_after_computed apply