diff --git a/src/bin/copy.c b/src/bin/copy.c
index 2a561d41..150af2ca 100644
--- a/src/bin/copy.c
+++ b/src/bin/copy.c
@@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ static int resolve_dst(const char **dst, const struct infix_ds **ds, char **path
 
 static int copy(const char *src, const char *dst)
 {
-	char *srcpath = NULL, *dstpath = NULL;
 	const struct infix_ds *srcds = NULL, *dstds = NULL;
+	char *srcpath = NULL, *dstpath = NULL;
 	bool rmsrc = false;
 	mode_t oldmask;
 	int err = 1;