diff --git a/tests/libtest/lib554.c b/tests/libtest/lib554.c
index ba42bc4822..d20429d91e 100644
--- a/tests/libtest/lib554.c
+++ b/tests/libtest/lib554.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ struct WriteThis {
 
 static size_t read_callback(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *userp)
 {
-  struct WriteThis *pooh = (struct WriteThis *)userp;
-
 #ifdef LIB587
   (void)ptr;
   (void)size;
@@ -50,6 +48,8 @@ static size_t read_callback(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *userp)
   return CURL_READFUNC_ABORT;
 #else
 
+  struct WriteThis *pooh = (struct WriteThis *)userp;
+
   if(size*nmemb < 1)
     return 0;