diff --git a/audio/drivers/jack.c b/audio/drivers/jack.c
index 83e7f7fcba..56331e8577 100644
--- a/audio/drivers/jack.c
+++ b/audio/drivers/jack.c
@@ -103,12 +103,11 @@ static void shutdown_cb(void *data)
 static int parse_ports(char **dest_ports, const char **jports)
 {
    int i;
-   char           *save = NULL, *audio_device_cpy;
-   int           parsed = 0;
-   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
-
-   audio_device_cpy = strdup(settings->audio.device);
-   const char      *con = strtok_r(audio_device_cpy, ",", &save);
+   char           *save   = NULL;
+   int           parsed   = 0;
+   settings_t *settings   = config_get_ptr();
+   char *audio_device_cpy = strdup(settings->audio.device);
+   const char      *con   = strtok_r(audio_device_cpy, ",", &save);
 
    if (con)
       dest_ports[parsed++] = strdup(con);