diff --git a/test/test_property_tree.hpp b/test/test_property_tree.hpp
index 4f2e59648..02647d7c9 100644
--- a/test/test_property_tree.hpp
+++ b/test/test_property_tree.hpp
@@ -1027,14 +1027,20 @@ void test_path(PTREE *)
 
     // Test operator /
     {
-        path p = path(T("key1")) / T("key2.key3");
-        BOOST_TEST(pt.get<int>(p, 0) == 1);
+        path p1 = path(T("key1")) / T("key2.key3");
+        BOOST_TEST(pt.get<int>(p1, 0) == 1);
+
+        path p2 = path(T("key1")) / std::basic_string<CHTYPE>(T("key2.key3"));
+        BOOST_TEST(pt.get<int>(p2, 0) == 1);
     }
 
     // Test operator /
     {
-        path p = T("key1.key2") / path(T("key3"));
-        BOOST_TEST(pt.get<int>(p, 0) == 1);
+        path p1 = T("key1.key2") / path(T("key3"));
+        BOOST_TEST(pt.get<int>(p1, 0) == 1);
+
+        path p2 = std::basic_string<CHTYPE>(T("key1.key2")) / path(T("key3"));
+        BOOST_TEST(pt.get<int>(p2, 0) == 1);
     }
 
 }