diff --git a/lib/auth/sia/sia.c b/lib/auth/sia/sia.c
index 3bcd5fb6c..91fbef945 100644
--- a/lib/auth/sia/sia.c
+++ b/lib/auth/sia/sia.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1995-2000 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 1995-2001 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden).
  * All rights reserved.
  * 
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ siad_chk_invoker(void)
 int 
 siad_ses_init(SIAENTITY *entity, int pkgind)
 {
-    krb5_error_code ret;
     struct state *s = malloc(sizeof(*s));
 
     SIA_DEBUG(("DEBUG", "siad_ses_init"));
@@ -59,9 +58,12 @@ siad_ses_init(SIAENTITY *entity, int pkgind)
 	return SIADFAIL;
     memset(s, 0, sizeof(*s));
 #ifdef SIA_KRB5
-    ret = krb5_init_context(&s->context);
-    if (ret)
+    {
+      krb5_error_code ret;
+      ret = krb5_init_context(&s->context);
+      if (ret)
 	return SIADFAIL;
+    }
 #endif
     entity->mech[pkgind] = (int*)s;
     return SIADSUCCESS;