diff --git a/src/mesa/shader/shader_api.c b/src/mesa/shader/shader_api.c
index b794e30e970..06d24b4bf0f 100644
--- a/src/mesa/shader/shader_api.c
+++ b/src/mesa/shader/shader_api.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ _mesa_attach_shader(GLcontext *ctx, GLuint program, GLuint shader)
    struct gl_shader_program *shProg
       = _mesa_lookup_shader_program(ctx, program);
    struct gl_shader *sh = _mesa_lookup_shader(ctx, shader);
-   const GLuint n = shProg->NumShaders;
+   GLuint n;
    GLuint i;
 
    if (!shProg || !sh) {
@@ -387,6 +387,8 @@ _mesa_attach_shader(GLcontext *ctx, GLuint program, GLuint shader)
       return;
    }
 
+   n = shProg->NumShaders;
+
    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
       if (shProg->Shaders[i] == sh) {
          /* already attached */
@@ -548,7 +550,7 @@ _mesa_detach_shader(GLcontext *ctx, GLuint program, GLuint shader)
 {
    struct gl_shader_program *shProg
       = _mesa_lookup_shader_program(ctx, program);
-   const GLuint n = shProg->NumShaders;
+   GLuint n;
    GLuint i, j;
 
    if (!shProg) {
@@ -557,6 +559,8 @@ _mesa_detach_shader(GLcontext *ctx, GLuint program, GLuint shader)
       return;
    }
 
+   n = shProg->NumShaders;
+
    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
       if (shProg->Shaders[i]->Name == shader) {
          /* found it */