diff --git a/Modules/readline.c b/Modules/readline.c
index 67ae04d..a62244d 100644
--- a/Modules/readline.c
+++ b/Modules/readline.c
@@ -823,15 +823,16 @@
 static char *
 call_readline(FILE *sys_stdin, FILE *sys_stdout, char *prompt)
 {
+	size_t n;
+	char *p, *q;
+	int signal;
+
 #ifdef SAVE_LOCALE
 	char *saved_locale = strdup(setlocale(LC_CTYPE, NULL));
 	if (!saved_locale)
 		Py_FatalError("not enough memory to save locale");
 	setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "");
 #endif
-	size_t n;
-	char *p, *q;
-	int signal;
 
 	rl_event_hook = PyOS_InputHook;