diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_ctr_drbg.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_ctr_drbg.function
index 9fa55a7..a19dea3 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_ctr_drbg.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_ctr_drbg.function
@@ -365,12 +365,12 @@
 
     AES_PSA_INIT();
 
-    TEST_CALLOC(threads, sizeof(mbedtls_test_thread_t) * thread_count);
-    memset(out, 0, sizeof(out));
-
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_context ctx;
     mbedtls_ctr_drbg_init(&ctx);
 
+    TEST_CALLOC(threads, sizeof(mbedtls_test_thread_t) * thread_count);
+    memset(out, 0, sizeof(out));
+
     test_offset_idx = 0;
 
     /* Need to set a non-default fixed entropy len, to ensure same output across
diff --git a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509write.function b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509write.function
index 2762b0f..8726dec 100644
--- a/tests/suites/test_suite_x509write.function
+++ b/tests/suites/test_suite_x509write.function
@@ -297,11 +297,12 @@
     mbedtls_test_rnd_pseudo_info rnd_info;
 
     mbedtls_x509write_csr_init(&req);
+    mbedtls_pk_init(&key);
+
     MD_OR_USE_PSA_INIT();
 
     memset(&rnd_info, 0x2a, sizeof(mbedtls_test_rnd_pseudo_info));
 
-    mbedtls_pk_init(&key);
     TEST_ASSERT(mbedtls_pk_parse_keyfile(&key, key_file, NULL,
                                          mbedtls_test_rnd_std_rand, NULL) == 0);