diff --git a/tools/etc1tool/etc1tool.cpp b/tools/etc1tool/etc1tool.cpp
index 34bcbeccd..ecf96ec07 100644
--- a/tools/etc1tool/etc1tool.cpp
+++ b/tools/etc1tool/etc1tool.cpp
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ int read_PNG_File(const char* pInput, etc1_byte** ppImageData,
     png_uint_32 height = 0;
     int result = -1;
     etc1_byte* pSourceImage = 0;
+    png_uint_32 stride = 0;
 
     if ((pIn = fopen(pInput, "rb")) == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Could not open input file %s for reading: %d\n",
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ int read_PNG_File(const char* pInput, etc1_byte** ppImageData,
                 &color_type, NULL, NULL, NULL);
     }
 
-    png_uint_32 stride = 3 * width;
+    stride = 3 * width;
 
     pSourceImage = new etc1_byte[stride * height];
     if (! pSourceImage) {