diff --git a/src/fileio.c b/src/fileio.c
index 0166389..f6a4da7 100644
--- a/src/fileio.c
+++ b/src/fileio.c
@@ -3209,7 +3209,8 @@
      * Get information about original file (if there is one).
      */
 #if defined(UNIX) && !defined(ARCHIE)
-    st_old.st_dev = st_old.st_ino = 0;
+    st_old.st_dev = 0;
+    st_old.st_ino = 0;
     perm = -1;
     if (mch_stat((char *)fname, &st_old) < 0)
 	newfile = TRUE;