diff --git a/tests/4-opt/testcases/9_licm_bad.cminus b/tests/4-opt/testcases/9_licm_bad.cminus
index 1ce2a95c4e27431b7ee4b530f69c05e2e66d4e5a..56312c1a9d8ef2bf7e6aa223d0baebfa3e8999d8 100644
--- a/tests/4-opt/testcases/9_licm_bad.cminus
+++ b/tests/4-opt/testcases/9_licm_bad.cminus
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ int main(void) {
   int b;
   t = 0;
   b = 1;
+  a = 0;
   while (t < 0) {
     a = b / b + b * b + a;
     a = b / b + b * b + a;