diff --git a/src/dbg_engine/dbg_engine_ctrl.c b/src/dbg_engine/dbg_engine_ctrl.c
index 6c1d7947..7314c462 100644
--- a/src/dbg_engine/dbg_engine_ctrl.c
+++ b/src/dbg_engine/dbg_engine_ctrl.c
@@ -6488,7 +6488,7 @@ d_ctrl_thread__run(DMN_CtrlCtx *ctrl_ctx, D_Msg *msg)
           {
             single_step_ctrls.single_step_thread = event->thread;
           }
-          DMN_Event *event = d_ctrl_thread__next_dmn_event(scratch.arena, ctrl_ctx, msg, &single_step_ctrls, 0);
+          event = d_ctrl_thread__next_dmn_event(scratch.arena, ctrl_ctx, msg, &single_step_ctrls, 0);
           thread_post_rip = d_ip_from_thread(thread);
           switch(event->kind)
           {
@@ -6576,7 +6576,7 @@ d_ctrl_thread__run(DMN_CtrlCtx *ctrl_ctx, D_Msg *msg)
             {
               single_step_ctrls.single_step_thread = target_thread_dmn;
             }
-            DMN_Event *event = d_ctrl_thread__next_dmn_event(scratch.arena, ctrl_ctx, msg, &single_step_ctrls, 0);
+            event = d_ctrl_thread__next_dmn_event(scratch.arena, ctrl_ctx, msg, &single_step_ctrls, 0);
             thread_post_rip = d_ip_from_thread(target_thread);
             switch(event->kind)
             {