diff --git a/test/unit.cpp b/test/unit.cpp
index 27731b330..f1863fb7b 100755
--- a/test/unit.cpp
+++ b/test/unit.cpp
@@ -8163,9 +8163,11 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
             SECTION("escaped")
             {
                 // quotation mark "\""
-                CHECK(json::parser("\"\\\"\"").parse() == R"("\"")"_json);
+                auto r1 = R"("\"")"_json;
+                CHECK(json::parser("\"\\\"\"").parse() == r1);
                 // reverse solidus "\\"
-                CHECK(json::parser("\"\\\\\"").parse() == R"("\\")"_json);
+                auto r2 = R"("\\")"_json;
+                CHECK(json::parser("\"\\\\\"").parse() == r2);
                 // solidus
                 CHECK(json::parser("\"\\/\"").parse() == R"("/")"_json);
                 // backspace
@@ -9738,7 +9740,8 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         {
             auto s = "[\"\\\"foo\\\"\"]";
             json j = json::parse(s);
-            CHECK(j == R"(["\"foo\""])"_json);
+            auto expected = R"(["\"foo\""])"_json;
+            CHECK(j == expected);
         }
     }