diff --git a/src/modules.c b/src/modules.c
index 5c703a298..0fd005760 100644
--- a/src/modules.c
+++ b/src/modules.c
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ int module_register(char *name, Function *funcs, int major, int minor)
 
 const char *module_load(char *name)
 {
+  size_t len;
   module_entry *p;
   char *e;
   Function f;
@@ -703,7 +704,6 @@ const char *module_load(char *name)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef STATIC
-  size_t len;
   char workbuf[PATH_MAX];
 #  ifdef MOD_USE_SHL
   shl_t hand;