diff --git a/src/os_unix.c b/src/os_unix.c
index af3c700..e0bc3de 100644
--- a/src/os_unix.c
+++ b/src/os_unix.c
@@ -4588,7 +4588,6 @@
     char_u	*tofree1 = NULL;
     char_u	*tofree2 = NULL;
     int		i;
-    char_u	*p;
     int		pty_master_fd = -1;	    /* for pty's */
 # ifdef FEAT_GUI
     int		pty_slave_fd = -1;
@@ -5174,6 +5173,7 @@
 			else if (has_mbyte)
 			{
 			    int		l;
+			    char_u	*p;
 
 			    len += buffer_off;
 			    buffer[len] = NUL;