diff --git a/modules/time/src/timer.tests.cpp b/modules/time/src/timer.tests.cpp
index e14afb0..4d7a98d 100644
--- a/modules/time/src/timer.tests.cpp
+++ b/modules/time/src/timer.tests.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ using lt::test::expect_le;
 // <1us error margin is tested manually in release builds and it works fine.
 constexpr auto max_error_margin = std::chrono::milliseconds { 1 };
 
+volatile int *volatile global_leak {};
+
 lt::test::Suite raii = [] {
 	using std::chrono::microseconds;
 
@@ -29,8 +31,8 @@ lt::test::Suite raii = [] {
 		}
 	};
 
-	int *leak = new int(42); // Allocated memory, never freed
-	std::cout << "Hello, Valgrind!" << *leak << std::endl;
+	global_leak = new int(42); // Allocated memory, never freed
+	std::cout << "Hello, Valgrind!" << *global_leak << std::endl;
 };
 
 lt::test::Suite reset_and_elapsed_time = [] {