diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/getres.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/getres.c
index 931d87879..60d9acfd9 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/getres.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/getres.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ res_FreeResource (RESOURCE res)
 {
 	ResourceDesc *desc;
 	ResourceFreeFun *freeFun;
+	ResourceIndex *idx;
 
 	desc = lookupResourceDesc (_get_current_index_header(), res);
 	if (desc == NULL)
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ res_FreeResource (RESOURCE res)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	ResourceIndex *idx = _get_current_index_header ();
+	idx = _get_current_index_header ();
 	freeFun = idx->typeInfo.handlers[GET_TYPE (res)].freeFun;
 	(*freeFun) (desc->handle);
 	desc->handle = NULL_HANDLE;
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/resinit.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/resinit.c
index 0b0c2b621..5febc7892 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/resinit.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/resource/resinit.c
@@ -316,11 +316,10 @@ InitResourceSystem (const char *resfile, RES_TYPE resType, BOOLEAN
 {
 	MEM_HANDLE handle;
 	ResourceIndex *ndx;
+	ResourceHandlers handlers;
 
 	initIndexList ();
 	
-	ResourceHandlers handlers;
-	
 	handlers.loadFun = _GetResFileData;
 	handlers.freeFun = _ReleaseResFileData;