diff --git a/vm_eval.c b/vm_eval.c
index 783bbfe3b5..b4efcdb162 100644
--- a/vm_eval.c
+++ b/vm_eval.c
@@ -1164,7 +1164,6 @@ eval_string_with_cref(VALUE self, VALUE src, VALUE scope, NODE *cref, const char
     int state;
     VALUE result = Qundef;
     VALUE envval;
-    rb_binding_t *bind = 0;
     rb_thread_t *th = GET_THREAD();
     rb_env_t *env = NULL;
     rb_block_t block, *base_block;
@@ -1180,6 +1179,7 @@ eval_string_with_cref(VALUE self, VALUE src, VALUE scope, NODE *cref, const char
     mild_compile_error = th->mild_compile_error;
     TH_PUSH_TAG(th);
     if ((state = TH_EXEC_TAG()) == 0) {
+	rb_binding_t *bind = 0;
 	rb_iseq_t *iseq;
 	volatile VALUE iseqval;