diff --git a/libpldm/tests/libpldm_platform_test.cpp b/libpldm/tests/libpldm_platform_test.cpp
index 548ab05..aa45c35 100644
--- a/libpldm/tests/libpldm_platform_test.cpp
+++ b/libpldm/tests/libpldm_platform_test.cpp
@@ -839,14 +839,14 @@
     auto response = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg*>(responseMsg.data());
     uint8_t completionCode = 0;
     uint8_t instanceId = 0x01;
-    uint8_t status = 1;
+    uint8_t platformEventStatus = 0x01;
 
     auto rc = encode_platform_event_message_resp(instanceId, PLDM_SUCCESS,
-                                                 status, response);
+                                                 platformEventStatus, response);
 
     EXPECT_EQ(rc, PLDM_SUCCESS);
     EXPECT_EQ(completionCode, response->payload[0]);
-    EXPECT_EQ(status, response->payload[1]);
+    EXPECT_EQ(platformEventStatus, response->payload[1]);
 }
 
 TEST(PlatformEventMessage, testBadEncodeResponse)