diff --git a/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c b/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c
index d28b5c10876..bfbc0b200e9 100644
--- a/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c
+++ b/dlls/oleaut32/tests/vartest.c
@@ -6000,11 +6000,11 @@ static void test_VarAnd(void)
     VARTYPE i;
     HRESULT hres;
 
+    CHECKPTR(VarAnd);
+
     true_str = SysAllocString(szTrue);
     false_str = SysAllocString(szFalse);
 
-    CHECKPTR(VarAnd);
-
     /* Test all possible flag/vt combinations & the resulting vt type */
     for (i = 0; i < sizeof(ExtraFlags)/sizeof(ExtraFlags[0]); i++)
     {
@@ -7479,11 +7479,11 @@ static void test_VarDiv(void)
     HRESULT hres;
     double r;
 
+    CHECKPTR(VarDiv);
+
     num1_str = SysAllocString(str1);
     num2_str = SysAllocString(str2);
 
-    CHECKPTR(VarDiv);
-
     /* Test all possible flag/vt combinations & the resulting vt type */
     for (i = 0; i < sizeof(ExtraFlags)/sizeof(ExtraFlags[0]); i++)
     {