diff --git a/src/intcmp.c b/src/intcmp.c
index 35fecf3..88356b4 100644
--- a/src/intcmp.c
+++ b/src/intcmp.c
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	size_t i;
 	unsigned char mode;
 	int r; /* reference integer */
-	program_name = (argv[0] == NULL ? program_name : argv[0]);
-
 	mode = 0;
 
+	program_name = (argv[0] == NULL ? program_name : argv[0]);
+
 	if (argc == 0) { return usage(program_name); }
 
 	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "egl")) != -1) {