diff --git a/udev.c b/udev.c
index 116acf5389..30921420a0 100644
--- a/udev.c
+++ b/udev.c
@@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ exit:
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 {
+	int retval;
 	main_argv = argv;
 	main_envp = envp;
-	int retval;
 
 	dbg("version %s", UDEV_VERSION);