diff --git a/src/p_spec.c b/src/p_spec.c
index 0502b5638..2583c24f3 100644
--- a/src/p_spec.c
+++ b/src/p_spec.c
@@ -1272,6 +1272,7 @@ static boolean PolyFade(line_t *line)
 {
 	INT32 polyObjNum = line->tag;
 	polyobj_t *po;
+	polyfadedata_t pfd;
 
 	if (!(po = Polyobj_GetForNum(polyObjNum)))
 	{
@@ -1283,8 +1284,6 @@ static boolean PolyFade(line_t *line)
 	if (po->isBad)
 		return 0;
 
-	polyfadedata_t pfd;
-
 	pfd.polyObjNum = polyObjNum;
 
 	// if DONTPEGBOTTOM, specify raw translucency value in Front X Offset