diff --git a/tests/asserthelper.cpp b/tests/asserthelper.cpp
index 2b0e91e692..b244d5dd8b 100644
--- a/tests/asserthelper.cpp
+++ b/tests/asserthelper.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "asserthelper.h"
 
-namespace
+namespace wxTestPrivate
 {
     std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const ColourChannel& cc)
     {
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ namespace
         os << static_cast<int>(cc.m_value);
         return os;
     }
-} // anonymous namespace
+}
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const wxColour& c)
 {
+    using wxTestPrivate::ColourChannel;
+
     os << std::hex << std::noshowbase
        << "("
        << ColourChannel(c.Red()) << ", "
diff --git a/tests/asserthelper.h b/tests/asserthelper.h
index ebd16c2d3e..ce8c9c6a29 100644
--- a/tests/asserthelper.h
+++ b/tests/asserthelper.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #include "wx/gdicmn.h"
 #include "wx/font.h"
 
-namespace
+namespace wxTestPrivate
 {
     // by default colour components values are output incorrectly because they
     // are unsigned chars, define a small helper struct which formats them in
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ namespace
     };
 
     std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const ColourChannel& cc);
-
-} // anonymous namespace
+} // wxTestPrivate namespace
 
 // this operator is needed to use CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL with wxColour objects
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const wxColour& c);