1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/hpfs/ea.c b/fs/hpfs/ea.c
index 7f1d90ca5eeb..d8b84d113c89 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/ea.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/ea.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ int hpfs_read_ea(struct super_block *s, struct fnode *fnode, char *key,
         unsigned pos;
         int ano, len;
         secno a;
+        char ex[4 + 255 + 1 + 8];
         struct extended_attribute *ea;
         struct extended_attribute *ea_end = fnode_end_ea(fnode);
         for (ea = fnode_ea(fnode); ea < ea_end; ea = next_ea(ea))
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@ int hpfs_read_ea(struct super_block *s, struct fnode *fnode, char *key,
         ano = fnode->ea_anode;
         pos = 0;
         while (pos < len) {
-                char ex[4 + 255 + 1 + 8];
                 ea = (struct extended_attribute *)ex;
                 if (pos + 4 > len) {
                         hpfs_error(s, "EAs don't end correctly, %s %08x, len %08x",