diff --git a/tests/closure/tclosure2.nim b/tests/closure/tclosure2.nim
index d331388cf1..9c5ee14267 100644
--- a/tests/closure/tclosure2.nim
+++ b/tests/closure/tclosure2.nim
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ when true:
     proc py() {.closure.} =
       echo "py"
 
-    const
+    let
       mapping = {
         "abc": px,
         "xyz": py