diff --git a/mem2swap.c b/mem2swap.c
--- a/mem2swap.c
+++ b/mem2swap.c
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
     int i, n = 0;
 
     long int *p;
+    long int *p_new;
 
-    long int *p_new;
     char *args[] = { "/usr/bin/free", "-m", NULL };
+
     int size = sizeof (*p);
-
     int megs = DEFAULT_MEGS * 1024 * 1024;
 
     if (argc == 2)