diff --git a/accounts/keystore/keystore_test.go b/accounts/keystore/keystore_test.go
index 6fb0a78088..a691c50627 100644
--- a/accounts/keystore/keystore_test.go
+++ b/accounts/keystore/keystore_test.go
@@ -379,9 +379,9 @@ func tmpKeyStore(t *testing.T, encrypted bool) (string, *KeyStore) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	new := NewPlaintextKeyStore
+	newKs := NewPlaintextKeyStore
 	if encrypted {
-		new = func(kd string) *KeyStore { return NewKeyStore(kd, veryLightScryptN, veryLightScryptP) }
+		newKs = func(kd string) *KeyStore { return NewKeyStore(kd, veryLightScryptN, veryLightScryptP) }
 	}
-	return d, new(d)
+	return d, newKs(d)
 }