diff --git a/ext/standard/streamsfuncs.c b/ext/standard/streamsfuncs.c
index a3e89f0ea80..749f327208a 100644
--- a/ext/standard/streamsfuncs.c
+++ b/ext/standard/streamsfuncs.c
@@ -656,7 +656,8 @@ static int stream_array_from_fd_set(zval *stream_array, fd_set *fds TSRMLS_DC)
 	zval **elem, **dest_elem;
 	php_stream *stream;
 	HashTable *new_hash;
-	php_socket_t this_fd, ret = 0;
+	php_socket_t this_fd;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (Z_TYPE_P(stream_array) != IS_ARRAY) {
 		return 0;