diff --git a/c/xlib/text.c b/c/xlib/text.c
index e7877c3..324cefc 100644
--- a/c/xlib/text.c
+++ b/c/xlib/text.c
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ s48_value scx_Text_Width(s48_value Xfontstruct, s48_value text,
 
 s48_value scx_Extents_Text (s48_value Xfontstruct, s48_value text,
 			s48_value format, s48_value which){
-  int len = (int)S48_VECTOR_LENGTH(text)
+  int len = (int)S48_VECTOR_LENGTH(text), i, tmp,  dir, fasc, fdesc;
   char s[len];
   XChar2b s2[len];
   XFontStruct* font = SCX_EXTRACT_FONTSTRUCT(Xfontstruct);
   XCharStruct CI;
-  int i, tmp,  dir, fasc, fdesc;
   if (s48_extract_integer(format) == 1){
     for (i = 0; i < len; i++){
       tmp = (int)s48_extract_integer(S48_VECTOR_REF(text, i));