diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index a799f14..d67c1ae 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ drawmenu(void) {
 
 void
 drawtext(const char *text, unsigned long col[ColLast]) {
-	int i, x, y, h, len, olen;
 	char buf[256];
+	int i, x, y, h, len, olen;
 	XRectangle r = { dc.x, dc.y, dc.w, dc.h };
 
 	XSetForeground(dpy, dc.gc, col[ColBG]);