diff --git a/Header.c b/Header.c
index ba7c3aaf..a88a472c 100644
--- a/Header.c
+++ b/Header.c
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ static void Header_addMeterByName(Header* this, const char* name, MeterModeId mo
    if (paren) {
       int ok = sscanf(paren, "(%10u)", &param); // CPUMeter
       if (!ok) {
-         char* end, dynamic[32] = {0};
+         char dynamic[32] = {0};
          if (sscanf(paren, "(%30s)", dynamic)) { // DynamicMeter
+            char* end;
             if ((end = strrchr(dynamic, ')')) == NULL)
                return;    // htoprc parse failure
             *end = '\0';
diff --git a/Settings.c b/Settings.c
index 7ef314d0..44e91a47 100644
--- a/Settings.c
+++ b/Settings.c
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ static void Settings_readFields(Settings* settings, const char* line) {
       }
 
       // Dynamically-defined columns are always stored by-name.
-      char* end, dynamic[32] = {0};
+      char dynamic[32] = {0};
       if (sscanf(ids[i], "Dynamic(%30s)", dynamic)) {
+         char* end;
          if ((end = strrchr(dynamic, ')')) == NULL)
             continue;
          *end = '\0';