diff --git a/rostests/kmtests/ntos_ke/KeDevQueue.c b/rostests/kmtests/ntos_ke/KeDevQueue.c
index 59a6407c582..66b9fe8e473 100644
--- a/rostests/kmtests/ntos_ke/KeDevQueue.c
+++ b/rostests/kmtests/ntos_ke/KeDevQueue.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ void Tests_Insert_And_Delete()
     PKDEVICE_QUEUE_ENTRY element;
     KIRQL OldIrql;
     PKDEVICE_QUEUE_ENTRY* elem_array;
+    PKDEVICE_QUEUE_ENTRY return_value;
     PLIST_ENTRY next;
     ULONG key;
 
@@ -126,8 +127,6 @@ void Tests_Insert_And_Delete()
     trace("******* Testing KeRemoveDeviceQueue **************** \n");
     DPRINT1("\nStart KeRemoveDeviceQueue test\n");
 
-    PKDEVICE_QUEUE_ENTRY return_value;
-
     DPRINT1("Start deleting elements from queue\n");
     for (i = 0; i < INSERT_COUNT; i++) {
         return_value = KeRemoveDeviceQueue(testing_queue);