diff --git a/tests/kernel/events/event_api/src/test_event_apis.c b/tests/kernel/events/event_api/src/test_event_apis.c
index f5ab5263035..2e3fed02f5c 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/events/event_api/src/test_event_apis.c
+++ b/tests/kernel/events/event_api/src/test_event_apis.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void entry_extra2(void *p1, void *p2, void *p3)
 
 void test_k_event_init(void)
 {
-	struct k_event  event;
+	static struct k_event  event;
 	struct k_thread *thread;
 
 	k_event_init(&event);
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ void test_wake_multiple_threads(void)
 
 void test_event_deliver(void)
 {
-	struct k_event  event;
+	static struct k_event  event;
 	uint32_t  events;
 
 	k_event_init(&event);