diff --git a/src/target/riscv/riscv.c b/src/target/riscv/riscv.c
index a6ebd51b0..35e1967f4 100644
--- a/src/target/riscv/riscv.c
+++ b/src/target/riscv/riscv.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static int riscv_examine(struct target *target)
 	if (result != ERROR_OK)
 		return result;
 
-	int result = tt->examine(target);
+	result = tt->examine(target);
 	if (result != ERROR_OK)
 		return result;