diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/pointer_reference.i b/Examples/test-suite/pointer_reference.i
index 0423186f2..1cc7a0bb5 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/pointer_reference.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/pointer_reference.i
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 %module pointer_reference
 
+%warnfilter(454);                   /* memory leak when setting a ptr/ref variable */
+
 #ifdef SWIGGUILE
 /* A silly testing typemap for feeding a doubly indirect integer */
 %typemap(in) int *&XYZZY (int temp1, int *temp2) {