diff --git a/gtk/gtkatcontext.c b/gtk/gtkatcontext.c
index 4c4dd5a22f..f5c487a974 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkatcontext.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkatcontext.c
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ gtk_at_context_create (GtkAccessibleRole  accessible_role,
                        GdkDisplay        *display)
 {
   static const char *gtk_a11y_env;
+  GtkATContext *res = NULL;
 
   if (gtk_a11y_env == NULL)
     {
@@ -661,8 +662,6 @@ gtk_at_context_create (GtkAccessibleRole  accessible_role,
   if (g_ascii_strcasecmp (gtk_a11y_env, "none") == 0)
     return NULL;
 
-  GtkATContext *res = NULL;
-
   for (size_t i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (a11y_backends); i++)
     {
       if (a11y_backends[i].name == NULL)