diff --git a/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/tests.rs b/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/tests.rs
index 45286431e4..81629d5b27 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/tests.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/core/runtime-api/src/tests.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ sp_api::mock_impl_runtime_apis! {
 		}
 
 		fn availability_cores(&self) -> Vec<CoreState> {
-			let _ = self.availability_cores_wait.lock().unwrap();
+			let _lock = self.availability_cores_wait.lock().unwrap();
 			self.availability_cores.clone()
 		}