diff --git a/tests/persistence/persist_workflow_test.php b/tests/persistence/persist_workflow_test.php
index 9fc648975e3d3a8240328578b59efe9a5c7c7b28..f4109c5574d4bfebe5b8a723ba0a5830e0e25d36 100644
--- a/tests/persistence/persist_workflow_test.php
+++ b/tests/persistence/persist_workflow_test.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class persist_workflow_test extends \advanced_testcase {
      */
     public function setUp() : void {
         $this->resetAfterTest(true);
-        $record = new stdClass();
+        $record = new \stdClass();
         $record->id = null;
         $record->title = 'Title';
         $this->workflow = workflow::from_record($record);