diff --git a/test/js-api/exception/basic.tentative.any.js b/test/js-api/exception/basic.tentative.any.js
index dd8264ed..09f8479a 100644
--- a/test/js-api/exception/basic.tentative.any.js
+++ b/test/js-api/exception/basic.tentative.any.js
@@ -177,6 +177,6 @@ promise_test(async () => {
   const {instance} = await WebAssembly.instantiate(buffer, {
     module: { fn, tagI32: tagI32 }
   });
-  result = instance.exports.all_catch_clauses();
+  const result = instance.exports.all_catch_clauses();
   assert_equals(result, 42);
 }, "try-table uses all four kinds of catch clauses, one of which catches an exception");