diff --git a/bsp/imxrt1052-evk/applications/mem_test.c b/bsp/imxrt1052-evk/applications/mem_test.c
index b8d0e8a617..67726c84d6 100644
--- a/bsp/imxrt1052-evk/applications/mem_test.c
+++ b/bsp/imxrt1052-evk/applications/mem_test.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void mem_test(uint32_t address, uint32_t size )
         for(i=0; i<size/sizeof(uint32_t); i++)
         {
             *p_uint32_t  = (uint32_t)p_uint32_t;
-            *p_uint32_t++;
+            p_uint32_t++;
         }
 
         p_uint32_t = (uint32_t *)address;