1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index a9c05506e325..447857ffaf6b 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5813,14 +5813,14 @@ sub process {
                     defined $stat &&
                     $stat =~ /^\+(?![^\{]*\{\s*).*\b(\w+)\s*\(.*$String\s*,/s &&
                     $1 !~ /^_*volatile_*$/) {
-                        my $specifier;
-                        my $extension;
-                        my $bad_specifier = "";
                         my $stat_real;
 
                         my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
                         $lc = $lc + $linenr;
                         for (my $count = $linenr; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
+                                my $specifier;
+                                my $extension;
+                                my $bad_specifier = "";
                                 my $fmt = get_quoted_string($lines[$count - 1], raw_line($count, 0));
                                 $fmt =~ s/%%//g;