diff --git a/lib/std/heap/debug_allocator.zig b/lib/std/heap/debug_allocator.zig
index 24f1554544..0b57d934fc 100644
--- a/lib/std/heap/debug_allocator.zig
+++ b/lib/std/heap/debug_allocator.zig
@@ -1272,9 +1272,12 @@ test "shrink large object to large object" {
 }
 
 test "shrink large object to large object with larger alignment" {
-    if (!builtin.link_libc and builtin.os.tag == .wasi) return error.SkipZigTest; // https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/22731
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .wasi) {
+        // https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/22731
+        return error.SkipZigTest;
+    }
 
-    var gpa = DebugAllocator(test_config){};
+    var gpa: DebugAllocator(test_config) = .{};
     defer std.testing.expect(gpa.deinit() == .ok) catch @panic("leak");
     const allocator = gpa.allocator();