diff --git a/src/wallet/db.cpp b/src/wallet/db.cpp
--- a/src/wallet/db.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/db.cpp
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
 CDB::CDB(const std::string &strFilename, const char *pszMode,
          bool fFlushOnCloseIn)
     : pdb(nullptr), activeTxn(nullptr) {
+    int ret;
     fReadOnly = (!strchr(pszMode, '+') && !strchr(pszMode, 'w'));
     fFlushOnClose = fFlushOnCloseIn;
     if (strFilename.empty()) return;
@@ -235,7 +236,6 @@
     if (fCreate) nFlags |= DB_CREATE;
 
     {
-        int ret;
         LOCK(bitdb.cs_db);
         if (!bitdb.Open(GetDataDir()))
             throw std::runtime_error("CDB: Failed to open database environment.");