diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 1d674e0..1b17fec 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -2383,10 +2383,10 @@
 		struct tipc_msg *msg = buf_msg(crs);
 
 		if ((msg_user(msg) == MSG_BUNDLER) && split_bundles) {
-			u32 msgcount = msg_msgcnt(msg);
 			struct tipc_msg *m = msg_get_wrapped(msg);
 			unchar* pos = (unchar*)m;
 
+			msgcount = msg_msgcnt(msg);
 			while (msgcount--) {
 				msg_set_seqno(m,msg_seqno(msg));
 				tipc_link_tunnel(l_ptr, &tunnel_hdr, m,
diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index e2e452a..598f4d3 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -241,8 +241,6 @@
 		char addr_string[16];
 
 		if (n_ptr->link_cnt >= 2) {
-			char addr_string[16];
-
 			err("Attempt to create third link to %s\n",
 			    addr_string_fill(addr_string, n_ptr->addr));
 			return NULL;