diff --git a/udev-add.c b/udev-add.c
index 9c54602405..d20e96ee72 100644
--- a/udev-add.c
+++ b/udev-add.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ static int create_node(struct udevice *dev)
 {
 	char filename[255];
 	int retval = 0;
+	uid_t uid = 0;
+	gid_t gid = 0;
 	dev_t res;
 
 	strncpy(filename, udev_root, sizeof(filename));
@@ -133,9 +135,6 @@ static int create_node(struct udevice *dev)
 		dbg("mknod(%s, %#o, %u, %u) failed with error '%s'",
 		    filename, dev->mode, dev->major, dev->minor, strerror(errno));
 
-	uid_t uid = 0;
-	gid_t gid = 0;
-
 	if (*dev->owner) {
 		char *endptr;
 		unsigned long id = strtoul(dev->owner, &endptr, 10);