diff --git a/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/apm/src/apm_driver.c b/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/apm/src/apm_driver.c
index 9788c233b1..3abfe1f2d8 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/apm/src/apm_driver.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/apm/src/apm_driver.c
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ ApmPreInit(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int flags)
     EntityInfoPtr	pEnt;
     vgaHWPtr		hwp;
     MessageType		from;
-    char		*mod = NULL;
     const char		*s;
     ClockRangePtr	clockRanges;
     int			i;
@@ -965,6 +964,7 @@ ApmPreInit(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int flags)
     xf86SetDpi(pScrn, 0, 0);
 
     /* Load bpp-specific modules */
+    const char *mod = NULL;
     switch (pScrn->bitsPerPixel) {
     case 8:
     case 16: