diff --git a/tests/legacy/kernel/test_static_idt/nanokernel/src/static_idt.c b/tests/legacy/kernel/test_static_idt/nanokernel/src/static_idt.c
index 66fd8078eb4..9a3635c9cd1 100644
--- a/tests/legacy/kernel/test_static_idt/nanokernel/src/static_idt.c
+++ b/tests/legacy/kernel/test_static_idt/nanokernel/src/static_idt.c
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ void main(void)
 	 * Use excHandlerExecuted instead of 0 to prevent the compiler issuing a
 	 * 'divide by zero' warning.
 	 */
+	error = 32;
 	error = error / excHandlerExecuted;
 
 	if (excHandlerExecuted == 0) {