diff --git a/kern/test/synchtest.c b/kern/test/synchtest.c
index 0639ddc..10c5269 100644
--- a/kern/test/synchtest.c
+++ b/kern/test/synchtest.c
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ locktest4(int nargs, char **args) {
   (void) nargs;
   (void) args;
 
+	int result;
+
   kprintf_n("Starting lt4...\n");
   kprintf_n("(This test panics on success!)\n");
 
@@ -412,6 +414,8 @@ locktest5(int nargs, char **args) {
   (void) nargs;
   (void) args;
 
+	int result;
+
   kprintf_n("Starting lt5...\n");
   kprintf_n("(This test panics on success!)\n");