diff --git a/sql/sql_test.cc b/sql/sql_test.cc
index db52ce0aea1..4e68ec2ec2e 100644
--- a/sql/sql_test.cc
+++ b/sql/sql_test.cc
@@ -387,10 +387,10 @@ void print_sjm(SJ_MATERIALIZATION_INFO *sjm)
 /*
   Debugging help: force List<...>::elem function not be removed as unused.
 */
-Item* (List<Item>:: *dbug_list_item_elem_ptr)(int)= &List<Item>::elem;
-Item_equal* (List<Item_equal>:: *dbug_list_item_equal_elem_ptr)(int)=
+Item* (List<Item>::*dbug_list_item_elem_ptr)(int)= &List<Item>::elem;
+Item_equal* (List<Item_equal>::*dbug_list_item_equal_elem_ptr)(int)=
   &List<Item_equal>::elem;
-TABLE_LIST* (List<TABLE_LIST>:: *dbug_list_table_list_elem_ptr)(int) =
+TABLE_LIST* (List<TABLE_LIST>::*dbug_list_table_list_elem_ptr)(int) =
   &List<TABLE_LIST>::elem;
 
 #endif