diff --git a/lib/openldap.c b/lib/openldap.c
index 445d30167..5996876a9 100644
--- a/lib/openldap.c
+++ b/lib/openldap.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ static Sockbuf_IO ldapsb_tls;
 
 static CURLcode ldap_connect(struct connectdata *conn, bool *done)
 {
+  CURLcode result;
   ldapconninfo *li = conn->proto.generic;
   struct SessionHandle *data=conn->data;
   int rc, proto = LDAP_VERSION3;