diff --git a/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_lib.c b/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_lib.c
index d67c5e8da1..4c694e5165 100644
--- a/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_lib.c
+++ b/legacy/eet/src/lib/eet_lib.c
@@ -1725,11 +1725,12 @@ EAPI Eet_Error
 eet_identity_set(Eet_File *ef,
                  Eet_Key  *key)
 {
-   Eet_Key *tmp = ef->key;
+   Eet_Key *tmp;
 
    if (!ef)
       return EET_ERROR_BAD_OBJECT;
 
+   tmp = ef->key;
    ef->key = key;
    eet_identity_ref(ef->key);
    eet_identity_unref(tmp);