diff --git a/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c b/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
index 58b35acbd..d3266edb6 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/loader/loadmod.c
@@ -415,8 +415,8 @@ static Bool
 CheckVersion(const char *module, XF86ModuleVersionInfo * data,
              const XF86ModReqInfo * req)
 {
-    long ver = data->xf86version;
     int vercode[4];
+    long ver = data->xf86version;
     /* Only ignore ABI mismatches for NVIDIA proprietary driver */
     if (data->vendor && strstr(data->vendor, "NVIDIA") != NULL) {
         LoaderOptions |= LDR_OPT_ABI_MISMATCH_NONFATAL;