diff --git a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
index 63584dcc90..108b745527 100644
--- a/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
+++ b/libavcodec/mpegaudiodec.c
@@ -2566,15 +2566,13 @@ static int decode_frame_mp3on4(AVCodecContext * avctx,
 {
     MP3On4DecodeContext *s = avctx->priv_data;
     MPADecodeContext *m;
-    int len, fsize, out_size = 0;
+    int fsize, len = buf_size, out_size = 0;
     uint32_t header;
     OUT_INT *out_samples = data;
     OUT_INT decoded_buf[MPA_FRAME_SIZE * MPA_MAX_CHANNELS];
     OUT_INT *outptr, *bp;
     int fr, j, n;
 
-    len = buf_size;
-
     *data_size = 0;
     // Discard too short frames
     if (buf_size < HEADER_SIZE)