diff --git a/phpdbg_info.c b/phpdbg_info.c
index 0f1d191aa35..fee8368ab6f 100644
--- a/phpdbg_info.c
+++ b/phpdbg_info.c
@@ -338,8 +338,10 @@ PHPDBG_INFO(classes) /* {{{ */
 		phpdbg_print_class_name(ce TSRMLS_CC);
 
 		if ((*ce)->parent) {
+			zend_class_entry *pce;
+
 			phpdbg_xml("<parents %r>");
-			zend_class_entry *pce = (*ce)->parent;
+			pce = (*ce)->parent;
 			do {
 				phpdbg_out("|-------- ");
 				phpdbg_print_class_name(&pce TSRMLS_CC);