diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/robust_list.c b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/robust_list.c
index 3f713bd31f4c..87217c549361 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/robust_list.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/futex/functional/robust_list.c
@@ -536,8 +536,8 @@ static int child_circular_list(void *arg)
 {
 	struct child_args *cargs = arg;
 	struct __test_metadata *_metadata = cargs->_metadata;
+	static struct lock_struct a, b, c;
 	struct robust_list_head head;
-	struct lock_struct a, b, c;
 	int ret;
 
 	free(cargs);