diff --git a/xdk/frontend/main.c b/xdk/frontend/main.c
index dd2a675e22..fc6b40646c 100644
--- a/xdk/frontend/main.c
+++ b/xdk/frontend/main.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ static void set_default_settings (void)
 
 static void get_environment_settings (void)
 {
+   HRESULT ret;
 #ifdef HAVE_HDD_CACHE_PARTITION
    ret = XSetFileCacheSize(0x100000);