diff --git a/orte/mca/db/pmi/db_pmi.c b/orte/mca/db/pmi/db_pmi.c
index 50764374e2..b067d77ff0 100644
--- a/orte/mca/db/pmi/db_pmi.c
+++ b/orte/mca/db/pmi/db_pmi.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ static int store(const orte_process_name_t *proc,
              */
             size_t n, k;
             bool subbed;
+            char *ptr;
 
             str = (char*)data;
             /* first, count how many characters need to be replaced - since Cray