diff --git a/test/runnable/s2ir.d b/test/runnable/s2ir.d
index d77449f937c1..f54da15bde84 100644
--- a/test/runnable/s2ir.d
+++ b/test/runnable/s2ir.d
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import std.stdio;
 
 void test1()
 {   int i;
-    static int j;
+    __gshared int j;
 
     version (D_InlineAsm_X86)
     {