diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rxtimestamp.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rxtimestamp.c
index 422e7761254d..bcb79ba1f214 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/rxtimestamp.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/rxtimestamp.c
@@ -329,8 +329,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	bool all_tests = true;
 	int arg_index = 0;
 	int failures = 0;
-	int s, t;
-	char opt;
+	int s, t, opt;
 
 	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "", long_options,
 				  &arg_index)) != -1) {