--- Coro/Coro/State.xs	2006/12/02 18:01:30	1.120
+++ Coro/Coro/State.xs	2006/12/02 20:40:25	1.121
@@ -1240,8 +1240,10 @@
 _get_state ()
 	CODE:
 {
+	struct io_state *data;
+
         RETVAL = newSV (sizeof (struct io_state));
-	struct io_state *data = (struct io_state *)SvPVX (RETVAL);
+	data = (struct io_state *)SvPVX (RETVAL);
         SvCUR_set (RETVAL, sizeof (struct io_state));
         SvPOK_only (RETVAL);