diff --git a/man3/bsearch.3 b/man3/bsearch.3
index 9d4f76da5..c429e4ac1 100644
--- a/man3/bsearch.3
+++ b/man3/bsearch.3
@@ -124,7 +124,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     qsort(months, nr_of_months, sizeof(months[0]), compmi);
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
-        struct mi key, *res;
+        struct mi key;
+        struct mi *res;
+
         key.name = argv[i];
         res = bsearch(&key, months, nr_of_months,
                       sizeof(months[0]), compmi);