diff --git a/test/rtp.c b/test/rtp.c
index 9e6305b7e..9c0bc84ce 100644
--- a/test/rtp.c
+++ b/test/rtp.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ static const uint8_t rtcp_sdes[] =
 	"";
 
 
-static int test_rtcp_decode_badmsg(void)
+int test_rtcp_decode_badmsg(void)
 {
 	struct rtcp_msg *msg = NULL;
 	uint32_t ssrc = 0xcafebabe;
@@ -413,10 +413,6 @@ int test_rtcp_decode(void)
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
-	err = test_rtcp_decode_badmsg();
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
  out:
 	mem_deref(msg);
 	mem_deref(mb);
diff --git a/test/test.c b/test/test.c
index cb23ed030..3597b9742 100644
--- a/test/test.c
+++ b/test/test.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ static const struct test tests[] = {
 	TEST(test_rtcp_encode),
 	TEST(test_rtcp_encode_afb),
 	TEST(test_rtcp_decode),
+	TEST(test_rtcp_decode_badmsg),
 	TEST(test_rtcp_packetloss),
 	TEST(test_rtcp_twcc),
 	TEST(test_sa_class),
diff --git a/test/test.h b/test/test.h
index 8b8c06e58..57817908a 100644
--- a/test/test.h
+++ b/test/test.h
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ int test_rtpext(void);
 int test_rtcp_encode(void);
 int test_rtcp_encode_afb(void);
 int test_rtcp_decode(void);
+int test_rtcp_decode_badmsg(void);
 int test_rtcp_packetloss(void);
 int test_rtcp_twcc(void);
 int test_sa_class(void);