1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/io.c b/io.c
index 17e33d8cb9..e4c7763572 100644
--- a/io.c
+++ b/io.c
@@ -3575,9 +3575,9 @@ io_getc(rb_io_t *fptr, rb_encoding *enc)
     VALUE str;
 
     if (NEED_READCONV(fptr)) {
-        VALUE str = Qnil;
 	rb_encoding *read_enc = io_read_encoding(fptr);
 
+	str = Qnil;
 	SET_BINARY_MODE(fptr);
         make_readconv(fptr, 0);