diff --git a/simgear/scene/util/parse_color_test.cxx b/simgear/scene/util/parse_color_test.cxx
index a08fdfc1..0998b2b0 100644
--- a/simgear/scene/util/parse_color_test.cxx
+++ b/simgear/scene/util/parse_color_test.cxx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #define VERIFY_COLOR(str, r, g, b, a) \
   SG_VERIFY(simgear::parseColor(str, color)) \
-  SG_CHECK_EQUAL(color, osg::Vec4(r, g, b, a))
+  SG_CHECK_EQUAL_NOSTREAM(color, osg::Vec4(r, g, b, a))
 
 #define VERIFY_NODE_STR(node, str) \
   SG_CHECK_EQUAL(node.getStringValue(), std::string(str))
diff --git a/simgear/structure/state_machine_test.cxx b/simgear/structure/state_machine_test.cxx
index b3402ed9..05d62645 100644
--- a/simgear/structure/state_machine_test.cxx
+++ b/simgear/structure/state_machine_test.cxx
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void testBasic()
     SG_CHECK_EQUAL(sm->state()->name(), "b");
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////
-    SG_CHECK_EQUAL(sm->findStateByName("foo"), NULL);
+    SG_CHECK_IS_NULL(sm->findStateByName("foo"));
     SG_CHECK_EQUAL(sm->indexOfState(StateMachine::State_ptr()), -1);
     
     SG_CHECK_EQUAL(sm->stateByIndex(1), stateB);