diff --git a/test/automated/flymake/warnpred/test.pl b/test/automated/flymake/warnpred/test.pl
index 2752904be24..d5abcb47e7f 100644
--- a/test/automated/flymake/warnpred/test.pl
+++ b/test/automated/flymake/warnpred/test.pl
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 @arr = [1,2,3,4];
-$b = @arr[1];
+my $b = @arr[1];