diff --git a/tests/bin/vector-operations/vector-ops.cpp b/tests/bin/vector-operations/vector-ops.cpp
index 0db82b8b0b..a8a30bbe6b 100644
--- a/tests/bin/vector-operations/vector-ops.cpp
+++ b/tests/bin/vector-operations/vector-ops.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ run(int NUM_QUEUE, int DEVICE_ID)
 
     std::vector<hipStream_t> streams(NUM_QUEUE);
 
-    auto sync_stream = [NUM_QUEUE, streams](int q) {
+    auto sync_stream = [NUM_QUEUE, &streams](int q) {
         if(q < 0 || q >= NUM_QUEUE)
             throw std::runtime_error{std::string{"invalid stream id: "} + std::to_string(q)};
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/vector-operations/vector-ops.cpp b/tests/lib/vector-operations/vector-ops.cpp
index 145b2656b2..411ab98317 100644
--- a/tests/lib/vector-operations/vector-ops.cpp
+++ b/tests/lib/vector-operations/vector-ops.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ run_vector_ops_impl(int num_queue, int device_id)
 
     std::vector<hipStream_t> streams(num_queue);
 
-    auto sync_stream = [num_queue, streams](int q) {
+    auto sync_stream = [num_queue, &streams](int q) {
         if(q < 0 || q >= num_queue)
             throw std::runtime_error{std::string{"invalid stream id: "} + std::to_string(q)};