--- gc-malloc.c.~1.19.~	2003-07-08 10:28:31.000000000 +1000
+++ gc-malloc.c	2003-07-10 08:00:59.000000000 +1000
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@
 void *
 scm_gc_realloc (void *mem, size_t old_size, size_t new_size, const char *what)
 {
+  void *ptr;
+
   /* XXX - see scm_gc_malloc. */
 
 
@@ -320,7 +322,7 @@
   decrease_mtrigger (old_size, what);
   increase_mtrigger (new_size, what);
 
-  void *ptr = scm_realloc (mem, new_size);
+  ptr = scm_realloc (mem, new_size);
 
 #ifdef GUILE_DEBUG_MALLOC
   if (mem)