diff --git a/src/shogun/base/SGObject.cpp b/src/shogun/base/SGObject.cpp
index c0fe308e41b..aa8572e831b 100644
--- a/src/shogun/base/SGObject.cpp
+++ b/src/shogun/base/SGObject.cpp
@@ -1119,4 +1119,13 @@ std::string CSGObject::string_enum_reverse_lookup(
 		    return p.second == enum_value;
 	    });
 	return enum_map_it->first;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+namespace shogun
+{
+template <class T>
+void test()
+{
+	T* a;
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/shogun/base/SGObject.h b/src/shogun/base/SGObject.h
index ac35222af9c..808c8eecfe0 100644
--- a/src/shogun/base/SGObject.h
+++ b/src/shogun/base/SGObject.h
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ template <class T> class SGStringList;
 
 using stringToEnumMapType = std::unordered_map<std::string, std::unordered_map<std::string, machine_int_t>>;
 
+template <class T>
+SG_FORCED_INLINE void test();
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * define reference counter macros
  ******************************************************************************/
@@ -350,6 +353,7 @@ class CSGObject
 	template <typename T, typename std::enable_if_t<!is_string<T>::value>* = nullptr>
 	void put(const Tag<T>& _tag, const T& value) noexcept(false)
 	{
+		test<T>();
 		if (has_parameter(_tag))
 		{
 			auto parameter_value = get_parameter(_tag).get_value();