diff --git a/timeoutd.c b/timeoutd.c
index 1d6c175..6fac1ce 100644
--- a/timeoutd.c
+++ b/timeoutd.c
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ struct ut_list {
 };
 
 struct ut_list *wtmplist = (struct ut_list *) NULL;
-struct ut_list *ut_list_p;
 
 struct time_ent {
     int days;
@@ -388,6 +387,7 @@ void read_wtmp()
 {
     FILE *fp;
     struct utmp ut;
+    struct ut_list *ut_list_p;
     struct tm *tm;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ void read_wtmp()
 
 void free_wtmp()
 {
+    struct ut_list *ut_list_p;
 #ifdef DEBUG
     openlog("timeoutd", OPENLOG_FLAGS, LOG_DAEMON);
     syslog(SYSLOG_DEBUG, "Freeing list of today's wtmp entries.");