diff --git a/io.c b/io.c
index f59a47a..725b411 100644
--- a/io.c
+++ b/io.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <errno.h>
-
 #include "uev.h"
 
 
diff --git a/uev.c b/uev.c
index 355c853..c834be3 100644
--- a/uev.c
+++ b/uev.c
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@
 
 static int _init(uev_ctx_t *ctx, int close_old)
 {
-	int fd = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
+	int fd;
 
+	fd = epoll_create1(EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return -1;