diff --git a/console/shell.c b/console/shell.c
index bfc758bf8..016992397 100644
--- a/console/shell.c
+++ b/console/shell.c
@@ -177,12 +177,14 @@ static void spawn_linphonec(int argc, char *argv[]){
 static void spawn_linphonec(int argc, char *argv[]){
 	PROCESS_INFORMATION pinfo;
 	STARTUPINFO si;
+	BOOL ret;
+	
 	ZeroMemory( &si, sizeof(si) );
 	si.cb = sizeof(si);
 	ZeroMemory( &pinfo, sizeof(pinfo) );
 
 
-	BOOL ret=CreateProcess(NULL,"linphoned.exe --pipe -c NUL",
+	ret=CreateProcess(NULL,"linphoned.exe --pipe -c NUL",
 		NULL,
 		NULL,
 		FALSE,