diff --git a/src/checkpath.c b/src/checkpath.c
index 9c1fba67..612a0769 100644
--- a/src/checkpath.c
+++ b/src/checkpath.c
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ int checkpath (int argc, char **argv)
 	struct passwd *pw = NULL;
 	struct group *gr = NULL;
 	bool file = 0;
+	int retval = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
 	applet = basename_c (argv[0]);
-	int retval = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
 	while ((opt = getopt_long (argc, argv, getoptstring,
 							   longopts, (int *) 0)) != -1)