diff --git a/Modules/Filtering/ImageCompare/test/itkSTAPLEImageFilterTest.cxx b/Modules/Filtering/ImageCompare/test/itkSTAPLEImageFilterTest.cxx
index 8652a9061bc..04b944c385f 100644
--- a/Modules/Filtering/ImageCompare/test/itkSTAPLEImageFilterTest.cxx
+++ b/Modules/Filtering/ImageCompare/test/itkSTAPLEImageFilterTest.cxx
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@ Stapler<VDimension>::Execute()
 int
 itkSTAPLEImageFilterTest(int argc, char * argv[])
 {
-  StaplerBase * stapler;
-
   if (argc < 5)
   {
     std::cerr << "Use: " << itkNameOfTestExecutableMacro(argv)
@@ -194,6 +192,8 @@ itkSTAPLEImageFilterTest(int argc, char * argv[])
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
 
+  StaplerBase * stapler;
+
   if (std::stoi(argv[1]) == 2)
   {
     stapler = new Stapler<2>;