diff --git a/src/mesa/vbo/vbo_split_inplace.c b/src/mesa/vbo/vbo_split_inplace.c
index 266bc56c826..9628227e7c4 100644
--- a/src/mesa/vbo/vbo_split_inplace.c
+++ b/src/mesa/vbo/vbo_split_inplace.c
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ struct split_context {
 static void flush_vertex( struct split_context *split )
 {
    GLuint min_index, max_index;
+   GLuint i;
 
    if (!split->dstprim_nr) 
       return;
 
-   GLuint i;
    min_index = split->dstprim[0].start;
    max_index = min_index + split->dstprim[0].count - 1;