diff --git a/src/bench/checkblock.cpp b/src/bench/checkblock.cpp
index 75bcf43a3..d25e88de2 100644
--- a/src/bench/checkblock.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/checkblock.cpp
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ static void DeserializeAndCheckBlockTest(benchmark::State& state)
         stream >> block;
         assert(stream.Rewind(sizeof(block_bench::block413567)));
 
-        CValidationState state;
-        assert(CheckBlock(block, state, params, block.GetBlockTime()));
+        CValidationState validationState;
+        assert(CheckBlock(block, validationState, params, block.GetBlockTime()));
     }
 }