diff --git a/tests/priority_queue_test.c b/tests/priority_queue_test.c
index 4be9c3ca9..59c3a5729 100644
--- a/tests/priority_queue_test.c
+++ b/tests/priority_queue_test.c
@@ -458,7 +458,8 @@ static int s_priority_queue_clear_backpointers_test(struct aws_allocator *alloca
 
     ASSERT_SUCCESS(aws_priority_queue_init_dynamic(&queue, allocator, 16, sizeof(int), s_compare_ints));
 
-    const size_t NODE_COUNT = 16;
+    static const size_t NODE_COUNT = 16;
+    
     struct aws_priority_queue_node queue_nodes[NODE_COUNT];
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < NODE_COUNT; ++i) {