diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/gce/gce_disks_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/gce/gce_disks_test.go
index 99c0fb82122..834e3c200c1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/gce/gce_disks_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/gce/gce_disks_test.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func TestCreateDisk_MultiZone(t *testing.T) {
 		nodeInformerSynced: func() bool { return true },
 	}
 
-	diskName := "disk"
+	var diskName string
 	diskType := DiskTypeStandard
 	const sizeGb int64 = 128
 
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ func TestDeleteDisk_DiffDiskMultiZone(t *testing.T) {
 		nodeZones:          createNodeZones(zonesWithNodes),
 		nodeInformerSynced: func() bool { return true },
 	}
-	diskName := "disk"
+	var diskName string
 	diskType := DiskTypeSSD
 	const sizeGb int64 = 128