diff --git a/include/verilated.h b/include/verilated.h
index aa1a582be..804d7363a 100644
--- a/include/verilated.h
+++ b/include/verilated.h
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ public:  // But for internal use only
 
     // Internal: Check magic number
     static void checkMagic(const VerilatedContext* contextp);
+    void selfTestClearMagic() { m_magic = 0x2; }
 };
 
 //===========================================================================
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_wrapper_del_context_bad.cpp b/test_regress/t/t_wrapper_del_context_bad.cpp
index e6e33decd..28f80eee4 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_wrapper_del_context_bad.cpp
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_wrapper_del_context_bad.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv, char** env) {
     // Create contexts
     VerilatedContext* contextp{new VerilatedContext};
 
-    delete contextp;  // Test mistake - deleting contextp
+    // Ideally we'd do this, but then address sanitizer blows up
+    // delete contextp;  // Test mistake - deleting contextp
+    contextp->selfTestClearMagic();
 
     // instantiate verilated design
     std::unique_ptr<VM_PREFIX> topp{new VM_PREFIX{contextp, "TOP"}};