1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/error.c b/error.c
index 2baf3b1ba7..b5b14decae 100644
--- a/error.c
+++ b/error.c
@@ -479,8 +479,9 @@ name_err_initialize(argc, argv, self)
     VALUE *argv;
     VALUE self;
 {
-    VALUE name = (argc > 1) ? argv[--argc] : Qnil;
+    VALUE name;
 
+    name = (argc > 1) ? argv[--argc] : Qnil;
     exc_initialize(argc, argv, self);
     rb_iv_set(self, "name", name);
     return self;