diff --git a/Lib/uuid.py b/Lib/uuid.py
index eaf7c88..d50550a 100644
--- a/Lib/uuid.py
+++ b/Lib/uuid.py
@@ -500,8 +500,8 @@
 
     # When the system provides a version-1 UUID generator, use it (but don't
     # use UuidCreate here because its UUIDs don't conform to RFC 4122).
-    _buffer = ctypes.create_string_buffer(16)
     if _uuid_generate_time and node is clock_seq is None:
+        _buffer = ctypes.create_string_buffer(16)
         _uuid_generate_time(_buffer)
         return UUID(bytes=bytes_(_buffer.raw))
 
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@
     """Generate a random UUID."""
 
     # When the system provides a version-4 UUID generator, use it.
-    _buffer = ctypes.create_string_buffer(16)
     if _uuid_generate_random:
+        _buffer = ctypes.create_string_buffer(16)
         _uuid_generate_random(_buffer)
         return UUID(bytes=bytes_(_buffer.raw))