diff --git a/lib/readline/bind.c b/lib/readline/bind.c
index 57ae10f..f69243d 100644
--- a/lib/readline/bind.c
+++ b/lib/readline/bind.c
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ rl_generic_bind (int type, const char *keyseq, char *data, Keymap map)
   register int i;
   KEYMAP_ENTRY k;
   Keymap prevmap;  
+  int ic;
 
   k.function = 0;
 
@@ -385,7 +386,6 @@ rl_generic_bind (int type, const char *keyseq, char *data, Keymap map)
   for (i = 0; i < keys_len; i++)
     {
       unsigned char uc = keys[i];
-      int ic;
 
       if (i > 0)
 	prevkey = ic;