diff --git a/slstatus.c b/slstatus.c
index b05d915..c1cf8ac 100644
--- a/slstatus.c
+++ b/slstatus.c
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	struct sigaction act;
 	struct timespec start, current, diff, intspec, wait;
 	size_t i, len;
-	int sflag = 0;
+	int sflag;
 	char status[MAXLEN];
 
+	sflag = 0;
 	ARGBEGIN {
 		case 's':
 			sflag = 1;