diff --git a/src/target/target.c b/src/target/target.c
index 5867149a7..927329a64 100644
--- a/src/target/target.c
+++ b/src/target/target.c
@@ -3050,7 +3050,7 @@ static int handle_target(void *priv)
 		 * allow some slack in the time comparison. Otherwise, if we
 		 * schedule for now+polling_interval, the next poll won't
 		 * actually happen until a polling_interval later. */
-		const bool poll_needed = timeval_ms() + polling_interval / 2 >= target->backoff.next_attempt;
+		bool poll_needed = timeval_ms() + polling_interval / 2 >= target->backoff.next_attempt;
 		if (!target->tap->enabled || power_dropout || srst_asserted || !poll_needed)
 			continue;