diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 3d1bef2..6580f1e 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -314,16 +314,16 @@ static void joystick_cb(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 
 int main(void)
 {
-    int fd;
-    uev_t watcher;
     uev_ctx_t ctx;
+    uev_t js;
+    int fd;
 
     fd = open("/dev/input/js0", O_RDONLY, O_NONBLOCK);
     if (fd < 0)
         errx(errno, "Cannot find a joystick attached.");
 
     uev_init(&ctx);
-    uev_io_init(&ctx, &watcher, joystick_cb, NULL, fd, UEV_READ);
+    uev_io_init(&ctx, &js, joystick_cb, NULL, fd, UEV_READ);
 
     puts("Starting, press Ctrl-C to exit.");
 
diff --git a/examples/joystick.c b/examples/joystick.c
index b3f45fe..97ed788 100644
--- a/examples/joystick.c
+++ b/examples/joystick.c
@@ -74,16 +74,16 @@ static void joystick_cb(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 
 int main(void)
 {
-	int fd;
-	uev_t js1_watcher;
 	uev_ctx_t ctx;
+	uev_t js1;
+	int fd;
 
 	fd = open("/dev/input/js0", O_RDONLY, O_NONBLOCK);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		errx(errno, "Cannot find a joystick attached.");
 
 	uev_init(&ctx);
-	uev_io_init(&ctx, &js1_watcher, joystick_cb, NULL, fd, UEV_READ);
+	uev_io_init(&ctx, &js1, joystick_cb, NULL, fd, UEV_READ);
 
 	puts("Starting, press Ctrl-C to exit.");
 
diff --git a/examples/redirect.c b/examples/redirect.c
index bd2547b..5766fc1 100644
--- a/examples/redirect.c
+++ b/examples/redirect.c
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ void process_stdin(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	int ret;
-	uev_t watcher;
 	uev_ctx_t ctx;
+	uev_t watcher;
+	int ret;
 
 	uev_init(&ctx);
 
diff --git a/src/signal.c b/src/signal.c
index a7efc4d..2422ae1 100644
--- a/src/signal.c
+++ b/src/signal.c
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
  */
 int uev_signal_init(uev_ctx_t *ctx, uev_t *w, uev_cb_t *cb, void *arg, int signo)
 {
-	int fd;
 	sigset_t mask;
+	int fd;
 
 	if (!w || !ctx) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
diff --git a/src/uev.c b/src/uev.c
index addcf6b..e450342 100644
--- a/src/uev.c
+++ b/src/uev.c
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ int uev_exit(uev_ctx_t *ctx)
  */
 int uev_run(uev_ctx_t *ctx, int flags)
 {
-	int timeout = -1;
 	uev_t *w;
+	int timeout = -1;
 
         if (!ctx || ctx->fd < 0) {
 		errno = EINVAL;
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ int uev_run(uev_ctx_t *ctx, int flags)
 	}
 
 	while (ctx->running && ctx->watchers) {
-		int i, nfds, rerun = 0;
 		struct epoll_event ee[UEV_MAX_EVENTS];
+		int i, nfds, rerun = 0;
 
 		/* Handle special case: `application < file.txt` */
 		if (ctx->workaround) {
@@ -349,9 +349,9 @@ int uev_run(uev_ctx_t *ctx, int flags)
 		}
 
 		for (i = 0; ctx->running && i < nfds; i++) {
-			uint64_t exp;
-			uint32_t events;
 			struct signalfd_siginfo fdsi;
+			uint32_t events;
+			uint64_t exp;
 			ssize_t sz = sizeof(fdsi);
 
 			w = (uev_t *)ee[i].data.ptr;
diff --git a/tests/active.c b/tests/active.c
index 640e838..7f1c9ad 100644
--- a/tests/active.c
+++ b/tests/active.c
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ static void cb(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 
 int main(void)
 {
-	uev_ctx_t ctx;
 	struct timeval tomorrow;
+	uev_ctx_t ctx;
 
 	gettimeofday(&tomorrow, NULL);
 	tomorrow.tv_sec += 24 * 60 * 60;
diff --git a/tests/cronrun.c b/tests/cronrun.c
index 80d6646..464baab 100644
--- a/tests/cronrun.c
+++ b/tests/cronrun.c
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ struct timeval tv;
 
 static void cron_job(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 {
-	static int laps = 3;
 	struct timeval now;
+	static int laps = 3;
 
 	if (UEV_ERROR == events)
 		fprintf(stderr, "cron watcher failed, ignoring ...\n");
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ static void cron_job(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 
 int main(void)
 {
-	int rc;
-	uev_t cron_watcher;
 	uev_ctx_t ctx;
 	time_t when, interval;
+	uev_t cron;
+	int rc;
 
 	uev_init(&ctx);
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ int main(void)
 	printf("Expected cron %s", ctime(&when));
 
 	interval = INTERVAL;
-	uev_cron_init(&ctx, &cron_watcher, cron_job, NULL, when, interval);
+	uev_cron_init(&ctx, &cron, cron_job, NULL, when, interval);
 
 	rc = uev_run(&ctx, 0);
 	fail_unless(result == 0);
diff --git a/tests/signal.c b/tests/signal.c
index b58cbf4..d915310 100644
--- a/tests/signal.c
+++ b/tests/signal.c
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ static void sigchld_cb(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 
 static void work_cb(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 {
-	int    status = 0;
-	pid_t  pid;
+	pid_t pid;
+	int status = 0;
 
 	pid = fork();
 	if (-1 == pid)
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ static void exit_cb(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 
 int main(void)
 {
-	uev_t sigsegv_watcher, sigchld_watcher, timeout_watcher, deadline_watcher;
 	uev_ctx_t ctx;
+	uev_t sigsegv_watcher, sigchld_watcher, timeout_watcher, deadline_watcher;
 
 	/* Initialize libuEv */
 	uev_init(&ctx);
diff --git a/tests/timer.c b/tests/timer.c
index 5bc4d95..2487513 100644
--- a/tests/timer.c
+++ b/tests/timer.c
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ static void cb(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
 
 int main(void)
 {
-	int rc;
-	uev_t w;
 	uev_ctx_t ctx;
+	uev_t w;
+	int rc;
 
 	uev_init(&ctx);
 	uev_timer_init(&ctx, &w, cb, NULL, TIMEOUT * 1000, 0);