diff --git a/src/tests/eina/eina_test_str.c b/src/tests/eina/eina_test_str.c
index d99e5c0cca..c70c7e7cf0 100644
--- a/src/tests/eina/eina_test_str.c
+++ b/src/tests/eina/eina_test_str.c
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ START_TEST(str_memdup)
       char *s;
       double d;
    } t1,*t2;
-   unsigned char buf[7], *temp_buf;
+   unsigned char buf[7];
+   char *temp_buf;
 
    eina_init();