diff --git a/libvo/x11_common.c b/libvo/x11_common.c
index 7f22a0c59d..932ba4313a 100644
--- a/libvo/x11_common.c
+++ b/libvo/x11_common.c
@@ -1710,10 +1710,9 @@ void saver_on(Display * mDisplay)
 {
 
 #ifdef HAVE_XDPMS
-    int nothing;
-
     if (dpms_disabled)
     {
+        int nothing;
         if (DPMSQueryExtension(mDisplay, &nothing, &nothing))
         {
             if (!DPMSEnable(mDisplay))