diff --git a/src/dj.c b/src/dj.c
index 53adb61..1dead90 100644
--- a/src/dj.c
+++ b/src/dj.c
@@ -282,13 +282,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 		{ /* read */
 			long skipping;
+			size_t t;
 
 			/* hack to intentionally get a partial read from Io_read */
 			if ((skipping = MIN(io[0].seek, io[0].bs)) > 0) {
 				io[0].bufuse = io[0].bs - (size_t)skipping;
 			}
 
-			size_t t = io[0].bufuse;
+			t = io[0].bufuse;
 			if (Io_read(&io[0])->bufuse == t && !noerror && io[0].error == 0) {
 				Io_read(&io[0]); /* second chance */
 			}