diff --git a/src/mergerfs.cpp b/src/mergerfs.cpp
index 8ea351df..e0e75517 100644
--- a/src/mergerfs.cpp
+++ b/src/mergerfs.cpp
@@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ main(int    argc_,
   fuse_file_info_t ffi;
   Branches2 branches(data["branches"]);
 
+  Branch2 b,c;
+  
   state.create(branches,
                "",
                O_RDWR,