diff --git a/src/driver.c b/src/driver.c
index fd6c4c7..14fa8b4 100644
--- a/src/driver.c
+++ b/src/driver.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ akvcam_driver_rw_mode_strings_ct akvcam_driver_rw_mode_strs(void);
 int akvcam_driver_init(const char *name, const char *description)
 {
     akvcam_settings_t settings;
-    akvcam_matrix_t available_formats;
 
     akpr_function();
 
@@ -91,6 +90,8 @@ int akvcam_driver_init(const char *name, const char *description)
     settings = akvcam_settings_new();
 
     if (akvcam_settings_load(settings, akvcam_settings_file())) {
+        akvcam_matrix_t available_formats;
+
         akvcam_driver_global->default_frame =
                 akvcam_driver_load_default_frame(settings);
         available_formats = akvcam_driver_read_formats(settings);
@@ -483,7 +484,6 @@ akvcam_formats_list_t akvcam_driver_read_device_formats(akvcam_settings_t settin
 void akvcam_driver_connect_devices(akvcam_settings_t settings,
                                    akvcam_devices_list_t devices)
 {
-    akvcam_string_list_t connections;
     akvcam_devices_list_t connected_outputs;
     akvcam_list_element_t it = NULL;
     akvcam_device_t device;
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ void akvcam_driver_connect_devices(akvcam_settings_t settings,
     n_connections = akvcam_settings_begin_array(settings, "connections");
 
     for (i = 0; i < n_connections; i++) {
+        akvcam_string_list_t connections;
         size_t n_nodes;
 
         akvcam_settings_set_array_index(settings, i);
diff --git a/src/file_read.c b/src/file_read.c
index c2b6878..9c36739 100644
--- a/src/file_read.c
+++ b/src/file_read.c
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ bool akvcam_file_seek(akvcam_file_t self, ssize_t offset, AKVCAM_FILE_SEEK pos)
 size_t akvcam_file_read(akvcam_file_t self, void *data, size_t size)
 {
     loff_t offset;
-    ssize_t bytes_read;
     char read_block[AKVCAM_READ_BLOCK];
 
     if (!self->is_open || size < 1)
@@ -201,6 +200,8 @@ size_t akvcam_file_read(akvcam_file_t self, void *data, size_t size)
 
     while (self->file_bytes_read < self->size
            && akvcam_rbuffer_data_size(self->buffer) < size) {
+        ssize_t bytes_read;
+
         offset = (loff_t) self->file_bytes_read;
         bytes_read = kernel_read(self->filp,
                                  read_block,