diff --git a/iiod/dns-sd.c b/iiod/dns-sd.c
index b153a991b..479b6ad57 100644
--- a/iiod/dns-sd.c
+++ b/iiod/dns-sd.c
@@ -246,10 +246,11 @@ static void start_avahi_thd(struct thread_pool *pool, void *d)
 {
 
 	struct pollfd pfd[2];
-	int ret = ENOMEM;
 	char label[AVAHI_LABEL_MAX];
 	char host[AVAHI_LABEL_MAX - sizeof(IIOD_ON)];
 	struct timespec ts;
+	int ret;
+
 	ts.tv_nsec = 0;
 	ts.tv_sec = 1;