diff --git a/utest/test_extensions/test_zgemv_t.c b/utest/test_extensions/test_zgemv_t.c
index a575a0e4a..9ba52e65a 100644
--- a/utest/test_extensions/test_zgemv_t.c
+++ b/utest/test_extensions/test_zgemv_t.c
@@ -74,8 +74,12 @@ static void matrix_vector_product(blasint n, blasint m, blasint lda, blasint inc
 
     for (i = 0; i < n * inc_x; i += inc_x)
     {
-        result = BLASFUNC(zdotu)(&lda, a_ptr, &one, x_ptr, &inc_x);
-        x_res[0] = CREAL(result);
+#ifdef RETURN_BY_STACK
+       BLASFUNC(zdotu)(result,&lda, a_ptr, &one, x_ptr, &inc_x);
+#else
+       result = BLASFUNC(zdotu)(&lda, a_ptr, &one, x_ptr, &inc_x);
+#endif
+       x_res[0] = CREAL(result);
         x_res[1] = CIMAG(result);
         a_ptr += lda * 2;
         x_res += 2 * inc_x;