diff --git a/tasks.c b/tasks.c
index a2af54d59..4090f445b 100644
--- a/tasks.c
+++ b/tasks.c
@@ -3855,6 +3855,7 @@ void vTaskSuspendAll( void )
     #else /* #if ( configNUMBER_OF_CORES == 1 ) */
     {
         UBaseType_t ulState;
+        BaseType_t xCoreID;
 
         /* This must only be called from within a task. */
         portASSERT_IF_IN_ISR();
@@ -3868,7 +3869,7 @@ void vTaskSuspendAll( void )
              * uxSchedulerSuspended since that will prevent context switches. */
             ulState = portSET_INTERRUPT_MASK();
 
-            BaseType_t xCoreID = ( BaseType_t ) portGET_CORE_ID();
+            xCoreID = ( BaseType_t ) portGET_CORE_ID();
 
             /* This must never be called from inside a critical section. */
             configASSERT( portGET_CRITICAL_NESTING_COUNT( xCoreID ) == 0 );