diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-compiler/core/codegen.c b/mrbgems/mruby-compiler/core/codegen.c
index 3cc3bc437..f48867162 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-compiler/core/codegen.c
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-compiler/core/codegen.c
@@ -1022,17 +1022,16 @@ new_litbint(codegen_scope *s, const char *p, int base, mrb_bool neg)
 
   pv = lit_pool_extend(s);
 
-  {
-    char *buf;
-    pv->tt = IREP_TT_BIGINT;
-    buf = (char*)codegen_realloc(s, NULL, plen+3);
-    buf[0] = (char)plen;
-    if (neg) buf[1] = -base;
-    else buf[1] = base;
-    memcpy(buf+2, p, plen);
-    buf[plen+2] = '\0';
-    pv->u.str = buf;
-  }
+  char *buf;
+  pv->tt = IREP_TT_BIGINT;
+  buf = (char*)codegen_realloc(s, NULL, plen+3);
+  buf[0] = (char)plen;
+  if (neg) buf[1] = -base;
+  else buf[1] = base;
+  memcpy(buf+2, p, plen);
+  buf[plen+2] = '\0';
+  pv->u.str = buf;
+
   return i;
 }