diff --git a/src/vm.c b/src/vm.c
index 5acbeed84..7c3a97c7e 100644
--- a/src/vm.c
+++ b/src/vm.c
@@ -1089,12 +1089,10 @@ mrb_yield(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value b, mrb_value arg)
 mrb_value
 mrb_yield_cont(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value b, mrb_value self, mrb_int argc, const mrb_value *argv)
 {
-  struct RProc *p;
-  mrb_callinfo *ci;
-
   check_block(mrb, b);
-  p = mrb_proc_ptr(b);
-  ci = mrb->c->ci;
+
+  struct RProc *p = mrb_proc_ptr(b);
+  mrb_callinfo *ci = mrb->c->ci;
 
   stack_extend_adjust(mrb, 4, &argv);
   mrb->c->ci->stack[1] = mrb_ary_new_from_values(mrb, argc, argv);