diff --git a/ext/pango/gstclockoverlay.c b/ext/pango/gstclockoverlay.c
index 1a0258d210..ba8e625e65 100644
--- a/ext/pango/gstclockoverlay.c
+++ b/ext/pango/gstclockoverlay.c
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ static void gst_clock_overlay_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
 static gchar *
 gst_clock_overlay_render_time (GstClockOverlay * overlay)
 {
+#ifdef HAVE_LOCALTIME_R
+  struct tm dummy;
+#endif
   struct tm *t;
   time_t now;
   gchar buf[256];
@@ -82,14 +85,10 @@ gst_clock_overlay_render_time (GstClockOverlay * overlay)
   now = time (NULL);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LOCALTIME_R
-  {
-    struct tm dummy;
-
-    /* Need to call tzset explicitly when calling localtime_r for changes
-     * to the timezone between calls to be visible.  */
-    tzset ();
-    t = localtime_r (&now, &dummy);
-  }
+  /* Need to call tzset explicitly when calling localtime_r for changes
+   * to the timezone between calls to be visible.  */
+  tzset ();
+  t = localtime_r (&now, &dummy);
 #else
   /* on win32 this apparently returns a per-thread struct which would be fine */
   t = localtime (&now);