diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.c b/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.c
index 545fff54ba..d912bf1b1f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.c
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/tests/1.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct varg_int {
 //
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	_vinit();
-	os__args = os__init_os_args(argc, (byteptr*)argv);
+	_const_os__args = os__init_os_args(argc, (byteptr*)argv);
 	int a = 10;
 	a++;
 	int negative = -a;
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/tests/2.c b/vlib/v/gen/tests/2.c
index 285fefd8a2..63e4d1d8a0 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/tests/2.c
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/tests/2.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void end() {
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	_vinit();
-	os__args = os__init_os_args(argc, (byteptr*)argv);
+	_const_os__args = os__init_os_args(argc, (byteptr*)argv);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/tests/3.c b/vlib/v/gen/tests/3.c
index 9b1db52293..073863915c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/tests/3.c
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/tests/3.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void handle_expr(Expr e) {
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	_vinit();
-	os__args = os__init_os_args(argc, (byteptr*)argv);
+	_const_os__args = os__init_os_args(argc, (byteptr*)argv);
 	User user = (User){
 		.age = 0,
 		.name = tos3(""),
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/tests/4.c b/vlib/v/gen/tests/4.c
index 95b888998e..edeb62626a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/tests/4.c
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/tests/4.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int Bar_testa(Bar* b);
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	_vinit();
-	os__args = os__init_os_args(argc, (byteptr*)argv);
+	_const_os__args = os__init_os_args(argc, (byteptr*)argv);
     Bar b = (Bar){
         .a = 122,
     };