diff --git a/test/misc/Makefile b/test/misc/Makefile
index 81a09c693..7a1b82d5f 100644
--- a/test/misc/Makefile
+++ b/test/misc/Makefile
@@ -101,13 +101,12 @@ $(WORKDIR)/bug1263.$1.$2.prg: bug1263.c | $(WORKDIR)
 	$(NOT) $(CC65) -t sim$2 -$1 -o $$@ $$< $(NULLERR)
 
 # this one requires --std=c89, it fails with --std=c99
-# it fails currently at runtime
 $(WORKDIR)/bug1265.$1.$2.prg: bug1265.c | $(WORKDIR)
 	$(if $(QUIET),echo misc/bug1265.$1.$2.prg)
 	$(CC65) --standard c89 -t sim$2 -$1 -o $$(@:.prg=.s) $$< $(NULLERR)
 	$(CA65) -t sim$2 -o $$(@:.prg=.o) $$(@:.prg=.s) $(NULLERR)
 	$(LD65) -t sim$2 -o $$@ $$(@:.prg=.o) sim$2.lib $(NULLERR)
-	$(NOT) $(SIM65) $(SIM65FLAGS) $$@ $(NULLOUT) $(NULLERR)
+	$(SIM65) $(SIM65FLAGS) $$@ $(NULLOUT) $(NULLERR)
 
 # should compile, but then hangs in an endless loop
 $(WORKDIR)/endless.$1.$2.prg: endless.c | $(WORKDIR)
diff --git a/test/misc/bug1265.c b/test/misc/bug1265.c
index 469946739..36d1459a7 100644
--- a/test/misc/bug1265.c
+++ b/test/misc/bug1265.c
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@ int main (void) {
   int x, n;
 
   sprintf (str1, "%p\n", &x);
-  puts(str1);
   x = 1234;
   n = f1 (x);
   sprintf (str2, "%p\n", &x);
-  puts(str2);
   
   if (strcmp(str1, str2)) {
       puts("not equal");
@@ -30,11 +28,9 @@ int main (void) {
   }
 
   sprintf (str1, "%p\n", &x);
-  puts(str1);
   x = 2345;
   n = f2 (x);
   sprintf (str2, "%p\n", &x);
-  puts(str2);
   
   if (strcmp(str1, str2)) {
       puts("not equal");