diff --git a/expat/tests/basic_tests.c b/expat/tests/basic_tests.c
index 468699aa..d38b8fd1 100644
--- a/expat/tests/basic_tests.c
+++ b/expat/tests/basic_tests.c
@@ -2356,16 +2356,21 @@ START_TEST(test_attributes) {
                         {NULL, 0, NULL, NULL}};
   info[0].attributes = doc_info;
   info[1].attributes = tag_info;
+
+  XML_Parser parser = XML_ParserCreate(NULL);
+  assert_true(parser != NULL);
   ParserAndElementInfo parserAndElementInfos = {
-      g_parser,
+      parser,
       info,
   };
 
-  XML_SetStartElementHandler(g_parser, counting_start_element_handler);
-  XML_SetUserData(g_parser, &parserAndElementInfos);
-  if (_XML_Parse_SINGLE_BYTES(g_parser, text, (int)strlen(text), XML_TRUE)
+  XML_SetStartElementHandler(parser, counting_start_element_handler);
+  XML_SetUserData(parser, &parserAndElementInfos);
+  if (_XML_Parse_SINGLE_BYTES(parser, text, (int)strlen(text), XML_TRUE)
       == XML_STATUS_ERROR)
-    xml_failure(g_parser);
+    xml_failure(parser);
+
+  XML_ParserFree(parser);
 }
 END_TEST