diff --git a/tests/kernel/queue/src/test_queue_fail.c b/tests/kernel/queue/src/test_queue_fail.c
index bc3792a719d..087294fd00f 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/queue/src/test_queue_fail.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/queue/src/test_queue_fail.c
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ static void tThread_entry(void *p1, void *p2, void *p3)
  */
 void test_queue_append_list_error(void)
 {
-	qdata_t data_l[2];
+	static qdata_t data_l[2];
 	static struct k_queue queue;
-	qdata_t *head = NULL, *tail = &data_l[1];
+	static qdata_t *head = NULL, *tail = &data_l[1];
 
 	k_queue_init(&queue);
 	memset(data_l, 0, sizeof(data_l));