diff --git a/Demo/Common/Minimal/recmutex.c b/Demo/Common/Minimal/recmutex.c
index dacbf2780..0d7f94181 100644
--- a/Demo/Common/Minimal/recmutex.c
+++ b/Demo/Common/Minimal/recmutex.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static xSemaphoreHandle xMutex;
 
 /* Variables used to detect and latch errors. */
 static volatile portBASE_TYPE xErrorOccurred = pdFALSE, xControllingIsSuspended = pdFALSE, xBlockingIsSuspended = pdFALSE;
-static volatile unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxControllingCycles = 0, uxBlockingCycles, uxPollingCycles = 0;
+static volatile unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxControllingCycles = 0, uxBlockingCycles = 0, uxPollingCycles = 0;
 
 /* Handles of the two higher priority tasks, required so they can be resumed 
 (unsuspended). */