diff --git a/src/bin/network/telnetd/telnetd.c b/src/bin/network/telnetd/telnetd.c
index c0f0883635..b216192c83 100644
--- a/src/bin/network/telnetd/telnetd.c
+++ b/src/bin/network/telnetd/telnetd.c
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int ch;
 #ifndef __BEOS__
 	u_long ultmp;
-# if	defined(IPPROTO_IP) && defined(IP_TOS)
-	int tos = -1;
-# endif
 	char *ep;
 #endif
+#if	defined(IPPROTO_IP) && defined(IP_TOS)
+	int tos = -1;
+#endif
 
 	pfrontp = pbackp = ptyobuf;
 	netip = netibuf;