diff --git a/test/source/TestAllocator.cpp b/test/source/TestAllocator.cpp
index 8cfaadd6..85f5adf0 100644
--- a/test/source/TestAllocator.cpp
+++ b/test/source/TestAllocator.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ static int TestFixedAllocator()
 		typedef eastl::list<int, fixed_allocator_with_overflow> IntList;
 		typedef IntList::node_type IntListNode;
 
-		IntList intList1;
 		const size_t kAlignOfIntListNode = EA_ALIGN_OF(IntListNode);
 
 		// ensure the fixed buffer contains the default value that will be replaced
@@ -140,6 +139,8 @@ static int TestFixedAllocator()
 			EATEST_VERIFY(buffer1[i].mValue == DEFAULT_VALUE);
 		}
 
+		IntList intList1;
+
 		// replace all the values in the local buffer with the test value
 		intList1.get_allocator().init(buffer1, sizeof(buffer1), sizeof(IntListNode), kAlignOfIntListNode);
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < kBufferCount; i++)