diff --git a/bin/cat/cat.c b/bin/cat/cat.c
index 764c97c7ad43..5a1fab0c26a0 100644
--- a/bin/cat/cat.c
+++ b/bin/cat/cat.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ udom_open(const char *path, int flags)
 {
 	struct addrinfo hints, *res, *res0;
 	char rpath[PATH_MAX];
-	int fd, error, serrno;
+	int error, fd, serrno;
 	cap_rights_t rights;
 
 	/*