1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tar.c b/tar.c
index 01997e464..6d8e633b0 100644
--- a/tar.c
+++ b/tar.c
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ extern int tar_main(int argc, char **argv)
         int createFlag   = FALSE;
         int verboseFlag  = FALSE;
         int tostdoutFlag = FALSE;
-        int firstOpt = TRUE;
+        int status       = FALSE;
+        int firstOpt     = TRUE;
         int stopIt;
-        int status;
                                                                                                                                                    
 
         if (argc <= 1)