diff --git a/newlib/libc/locale/localeconv.c b/newlib/libc/locale/localeconv.c
index 623181cf4..1f8816dfd 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/locale/localeconv.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/locale/localeconv.c
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 struct lconv *
 __localeconv_l (struct __locale_t *locale)
 {
-#ifdef __HAVE_LOCALE_INFO__
   struct lconv *lconv = &locale->lconv;
+#ifdef __HAVE_LOCALE_INFO__
   const struct lc_numeric_T *n = __get_numeric_locale (locale);
   const struct lc_monetary_T *m = __get_monetary_locale (locale);