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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/regex.c b/src/regex.c
index 472ef727979..28813304c8a 100644
--- a/src/regex.c
+++ b/src/regex.c
@@ -5160,11 +5160,13 @@ re_match_2_internal (struct re_pattern_buffer *bufp, const re_char *string1,
             {
               /* 1 if this match ends in the same string (string1 or string2)
                  as the best previous match.  */
-              boolean same_str_p = (FIRST_STRING_P (match_end)
-                                    == FIRST_STRING_P (d));
+              boolean same_str_p;
               /* 1 if this match is the best seen so far.  */
               boolean best_match_p;
 
+              same_str_p = (FIRST_STRING_P (match_end)
+                            == FIRST_STRING_P (d));
+
               /* AIX compiler got confused when this was combined
                  with the previous declaration.  */
               if (same_str_p)