diff --git a/coreapi/chat.c b/coreapi/chat.c
index 165d71ac3..c9ec8b6d5 100644
--- a/coreapi/chat.c
+++ b/coreapi/chat.c
@@ -184,11 +184,12 @@ static void linphone_chat_message_process_response_from_post_file(void *data, co
 			belle_http_provider_send_request(msg->chat_room->lc->http_provider,req,l);
 		}
 		if (code == 200 ) { /* file has been uploaded correctly, get server reply and send it */
+			const char *body;
 			/* TODO Check that the transfer has not been cancelled, note this shall be removed once the belle sip API will provide a cancel request as we shall never reach this part if the transfer is actually cancelled */
 			if (msg->http_request == NULL) {
 				return;
 			}
-			const char *body = belle_sip_message_get_body((belle_sip_message_t *)event->response);
+			body = belle_sip_message_get_body((belle_sip_message_t *)event->response);
 			msg->message = ms_strdup(body);
 			linphone_content_uninit(msg->file_transfer_information);
 			ms_free(msg->file_transfer_information);