diff --git a/misc-utils/wipefs.c b/misc-utils/wipefs.c
index 77dfe6a28..1b265b48c 100644
--- a/misc-utils/wipefs.c
+++ b/misc-utils/wipefs.c
@@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	struct wipe_control ctl = { .devname = NULL };
 	int c;
+	size_t i;
 	char *outarg = NULL;
 	enum {
 		OPT_LOCK = CHAR_MAX + 1,
@@ -835,7 +836,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		/* Re-read partition tables on whole-disk devices. This is
 		 * postponed until all is done to avoid conflicts.
 		 */
-		for (size_t i = 0; i < ctl.nrereads; i++) {
+		for (i = 0; i < ctl.nrereads; i++) {
 			char *devname = ctl.reread[i];
 			int fd = open(devname, O_RDONLY);