diff --git a/transport-native-epoll/src/main/c/netty_epoll_native.c b/transport-native-epoll/src/main/c/netty_epoll_native.c
index 4d74c8faed..cac6472a16 100644
--- a/transport-native-epoll/src/main/c/netty_epoll_native.c
+++ b/transport-native-epoll/src/main/c/netty_epoll_native.c
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ static jint netty_epoll_native_JNI_OnLoad(JNIEnv* env, const char* packagePrefix
     int linuxsocketOnLoadCalled = 0;
     char* nettyClassName = NULL;
     jclass nativeDatagramPacketCls = NULL;
+    JNINativeMethod* dynamicMethods = NULL;
 
     // We must register the statically referenced methods first!
     if (netty_unix_util_register_natives(env,
@@ -557,7 +558,7 @@ static jint netty_epoll_native_JNI_OnLoad(JNIEnv* env, const char* packagePrefix
         goto done;
     }
     // Register the methods which are not referenced by static member variables
-    JNINativeMethod* dynamicMethods = createDynamicMethodsTable(packagePrefix);
+    dynamicMethods = createDynamicMethodsTable(packagePrefix);
     if (dynamicMethods == NULL) {
         goto done;
     }