2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libc/string/index.c b/lib/libc/string/index.c
index fe523be40f86..5d79f4f7741c 100644
--- a/lib/libc/string/index.c
+++ b/lib/libc/string/index.c
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ index
 #endif
 (const char *p, int ch)
 {
-	char c = ch;
+	char c;
+
+	c = ch;
 	for (;; ++p) {
 		if (*p == c)
 			return ((char *)p);
diff --git a/lib/libc/string/rindex.c b/lib/libc/string/rindex.c
index 9deeb1fb209c..641c00f7ee89 100644
--- a/lib/libc/string/rindex.c
+++ b/lib/libc/string/rindex.c
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ rindex
 (const char *p, int ch)
 {
 	char *save;
-	char c = ch;
+	char c;
 
+	c = ch;
 	for (save = NULL;; ++p) {
 		if (*p == c)
 			save = (char *)p;