diff --git a/include/win32/win_getopt.h b/include/win32/win_getopt.h
index 6a5f0c60b19..007b5ac37a6 100644
--- a/include/win32/win_getopt.h
+++ b/include/win32/win_getopt.h
@@ -243,8 +243,7 @@ static int
 parse_long_options(char * const *nargv, const char *options,
 	const struct option *long_options, int *idx, int short_too)
 {
-    const char *current_argv;
-    char *has_equal;
+    const char *current_argv, *has_equal;
 	size_t current_argv_len;
 	int i, ambiguous, match;