diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/memory.c b/wolfcrypt/src/memory.c
index 83d109a9fe7..8d416e78470 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/memory.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/memory.c
@@ -1184,14 +1184,13 @@ void wolfSSL_Free(void *ptr, void* heap, int type)
 #endif
 {
     int i;
-    wc_Memory* pt = NULL;
 
     if (ptr) {
         /* check for testing heap hint was set */
     #ifdef WOLFSSL_HEAP_TEST
         if (heap == (void*)WOLFSSL_HEAP_TEST) {
         #ifdef WOLFSSL_DEBUG_MEMORY
-            fprintf(stderr, "[HEAP %p] Free: %p at %s:%u\n", heap, pt, func,
+            fprintf(stderr, "[HEAP %p] Free: %p at %s:%u\n", heap, ptr, func,
                 line);
         #endif
             return free(ptr); /* native heap */
@@ -1211,7 +1210,7 @@ void wolfSSL_Free(void *ptr, void* heap, int type)
         #endif
         #ifndef WOLFSSL_NO_MALLOC
             #ifdef WOLFSSL_DEBUG_MEMORY
-            fprintf(stderr, "[HEAP %p] Free: %p at %s:%u\n", heap, pt, func,
+            fprintf(stderr, "[HEAP %p] Free: %p at %s:%u\n", heap, ptr, func,
                 line);
             #endif
             #ifdef FREERTOS
@@ -1228,6 +1227,7 @@ void wolfSSL_Free(void *ptr, void* heap, int type)
         else {
             WOLFSSL_HEAP_HINT* hint = (WOLFSSL_HEAP_HINT*)heap;
             WOLFSSL_HEAP*      mem;
+            wc_Memory* pt;
             word32 padSz = -(int)sizeof(wc_Memory) & (WOLFSSL_STATIC_ALIGN - 1);
 
             if (hint == NULL) {
@@ -1323,7 +1323,6 @@ void wolfSSL_Free(void *ptr, void* heap, int type)
     }
 
     (void)i;
-    (void)pt;
     (void)type;
 }