diff --git a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwm.c b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwm.c
index 2fcad3249..1e21de39f 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwm.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwm.c
@@ -1553,6 +1553,7 @@ winApplyHints (Display *pDisplay, Window iWindow, HWND hWnd, HWND *zstyle)
   int			format;
   unsigned long		hint = 0, maxmin = 0, style, nitems = 0 , left = 0;
   WindowPtr		pWin = GetProp (hWnd, WIN_WINDOW_PROP);
+  MwmHints              *mwm_hint = NULL;
 
   if (!hWnd) return;
   if (!IsWindow (hWnd)) return;
@@ -1584,7 +1585,6 @@ winApplyHints (Display *pDisplay, Window iWindow, HWND hWnd, HWND *zstyle)
   }
 
   nitems = left = 0;
-  MwmHints *mwm_hint = NULL;
   if (XGetWindowProperty(pDisplay, iWindow, motif_wm_hints, 0L,
 			 PropMwmHintsElements, False, motif_wm_hints, &type, &format,
 			 &nitems, &left, (unsigned char **)&mwm_hint) == Success)