diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/calregts.cpp b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/calregts.cpp
index 70db29f4a6..7d05e096dd 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/intltest/calregts.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/intltest/calregts.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,10 @@ CalendarRegressionTest::Test9019()
     UErrorCode status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
     LocalPointer<GregorianCalendar> cal1(new GregorianCalendar(status));
     LocalPointer<GregorianCalendar> cal2(new GregorianCalendar(status));
+    cal1->set(UCAL_HOUR, 1);
+    cal2->set(UCAL_HOUR,2);
+    cal1->clear();
+    cal2->clear();
     if(U_FAILURE(status)) {
       dataerrln("Error creating Calendar: %s", u_errorName(status));
       return;