diff --git a/buspirate_spi.c b/buspirate_spi.c
index 467d271..ff1aac4 100644
--- a/buspirate_spi.c
+++ b/buspirate_spi.c
@@ -150,9 +150,11 @@
 int buspirate_spi_init(void)
 {
 	unsigned char buf[512];
-	int ret = 0, i, spispeed = 0x7;
 	char *dev = NULL;
 	char *speed = NULL;
+	int spispeed = 0x7;
+	int ret = 0;
+	int i;
 
 	dev = extract_programmer_param("dev");
 	if (!dev || !strlen(dev)) {