diff --git a/literate/Muri.md b/literate/Muri.md
index f9cbb61..403e158 100644
--- a/literate/Muri.md
+++ b/literate/Muri.md
@@ -244,10 +244,12 @@ part of pass1()).
 
 ~~~
 void pass2(char *fname) {
-  char *buffer = (char *)source;
+  char *buffer;
   FILE *fp;
+  int inBlock;
+  inBlock = 0;
+  buffer = (char *)source;
   here = 0;
-  int inBlock = 0;
   fp = fopen(fname, "r");
   while (!feof(fp)) {
     read_line(fp, buffer);
diff --git a/literate/Unu.md b/literate/Unu.md
index 7b7cca3..edcf6a6 100644
--- a/literate/Unu.md
+++ b/literate/Unu.md
@@ -29,14 +29,16 @@ I use this for readability purposes.
 
 ~~~
 void read_line(FILE *file, char *line_buffer) {
+  int ch, count;
+
   if (file == NULL || line_buffer == NULL)
   {
     printf("Error: file or line buffer pointer is null.");
     exit(1);
   }
 
-  int ch = getc(file);
-  int count = 0;
+  ch = getc(file);
+  count = 0;
 
   while ((ch != '\n') && (ch != EOF)) {
     line_buffer[count] = ch;
diff --git a/tools/muri.c b/tools/muri.c
index 94e3c9a..2fdb5d7 100644
--- a/tools/muri.c
+++ b/tools/muri.c
@@ -126,10 +126,12 @@ void pass1(char *fname) {
   fclose(fp);
 }
 void pass2(char *fname) {
-  char *buffer = (char *)source;
+  char *buffer;
   FILE *fp;
+  int inBlock;
+  inBlock = 0;
+  buffer = (char *)source;
   here = 0;
-  int inBlock = 0;
   fp = fopen(fname, "r");
   while (!feof(fp)) {
     read_line(fp, buffer);
diff --git a/tools/unu.c b/tools/unu.c
index 2ace731..7d954d6 100644
--- a/tools/unu.c
+++ b/tools/unu.c
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #define KiB * 1024
 void read_line(FILE *file, char *line_buffer) {
+  int ch, count;
   if (file == NULL || line_buffer == NULL)
   {
     printf("Error: file or line buffer pointer is null.");
     exit(1);
   }
-  int ch = getc(file);
-  int count = 0;
+  ch = getc(file);
+  count = 0;
   while ((ch != '\n') && (ch != EOF)) {
     line_buffer[count] = ch;
     count++;