diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9b9422849a..f6ed38f52f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-07-31  Robert Love  <rml@novell.com>
+
+	* src/backends/interface_parser.c: Declarations must begin the block.
+
 2006-07-24  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	Patch from Timothée Lecomte <timothee.lecomte@ens.fr>
diff --git a/src/backends/interface_parser.c b/src/backends/interface_parser.c
index 53d6487d74..e744becae4 100644
--- a/src/backends/interface_parser.c
+++ b/src/backends/interface_parser.c
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ void add_block(const char *type, const char* name)
 
 void add_data(const char *key,const char *data)
 {
+	if_data *ret;
+
 	// Check if there is a block where we can attach our data
 	if (first == NULL)
 		return;
 			
-	if_data *ret = (if_data*)calloc(1,sizeof(struct _if_data));
+	ret = (if_data*) calloc(1,sizeof(struct _if_data));
 	ret->key = g_strdup(key);
 	ret->data = g_strdup(data);