diff --git a/src/initctl.c b/src/initctl.c
index 16753acd..445edbcf 100644
--- a/src/initctl.c
+++ b/src/initctl.c
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@ static int do_runlevel(char *arg)
 	};
 
 	if (!rq.runlevel) {
+		int prevlevel = 0;
+		int runlevel;
 		char prev;
-		int runlevel, prevlevel;
 
 		runlevel = runlevel_get(&prevlevel);
 		if (255 == runlevel) {