diff --git a/src/compose/paths.c b/src/compose/paths.c
index 8deb1dd..158b4f4 100644
--- a/src/compose/paths.c
+++ b/src/compose/paths.c
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ get_home_xcompose_file_path(void)
 char *
 get_locale_compose_file_path(const char *locale)
 {
-    int ret;
-    const char *xlocaledir;
     char *resolved;
     char *path;
 
@@ -193,8 +191,8 @@ get_locale_compose_file_path(const char *locale)
         path = resolved;
     }
     else {
-        xlocaledir = get_xlocaledir_path();
-        ret = asprintf(&path, "%s/%s", xlocaledir, resolved);
+        const char *xlocaledir = get_xlocaledir_path();
+        int ret = asprintf(&path, "%s/%s", xlocaledir, resolved);
         free(resolved);
         if (ret < 0)
             return NULL;
diff --git a/src/state.c b/src/state.c
index 642ed08..f7a429e 100644
--- a/src/state.c
+++ b/src/state.c
@@ -1163,14 +1163,13 @@ xkb_state_mod_indices_are_active(struct xkb_state *state,
                                  ...)
 {
     va_list ap;
-    xkb_mod_index_t idx = 0;
     xkb_mod_mask_t wanted = 0;
     int ret = 0;
     xkb_mod_index_t num_mods = xkb_keymap_num_mods(state->keymap);
 
     va_start(ap, match);
     while (1) {
-        idx = va_arg(ap, xkb_mod_index_t);
+        xkb_mod_index_t idx = va_arg(ap, xkb_mod_index_t);
         if (idx == XKB_MOD_INVALID)
             break;
         if (idx >= num_mods) {
@@ -1214,12 +1213,12 @@ xkb_state_mod_names_are_active(struct xkb_state *state,
                                ...)
 {
     va_list ap;
-    xkb_mod_index_t idx = 0;
     xkb_mod_mask_t wanted = 0;
     int ret = 0;
 
     va_start(ap, match);
     while (1) {
+        xkb_mod_index_t idx;
         const char *str = va_arg(ap, const char *);
         if (str == NULL)
             break;
diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/compat.c b/src/xkbcomp/compat.c
index c0cda17..9ae26cd 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/compat.c
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/compat.c
@@ -377,8 +377,6 @@ static void
 MergeIncludedCompatMaps(CompatInfo *into, CompatInfo *from,
                         enum merge_mode merge)
 {
-    SymInterpInfo *si;
-
     if (from->errorCount > 0) {
         into->errorCount += from->errorCount;
         return;
@@ -396,6 +394,7 @@ MergeIncludedCompatMaps(CompatInfo *into, CompatInfo *from,
         darray_init(from->interps);
     }
     else {
+        SymInterpInfo *si;
         darray_foreach(si, from->interps) {
             si->merge = (merge == MERGE_DEFAULT ? si->merge : merge);
             if (!AddInterp(into, si, false))
diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/symbols.c b/src/xkbcomp/symbols.c
index 409e1bf..cda93b0 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/symbols.c
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/symbols.c
@@ -499,8 +499,6 @@ static void
 MergeIncludedSymbols(SymbolsInfo *into, SymbolsInfo *from,
                      enum merge_mode merge)
 {
-    KeyInfo *keyi;
-    ModMapEntry *mm;
     xkb_atom_t *group_name;
     xkb_layout_index_t group_names_in_both;
 
@@ -536,6 +534,7 @@ MergeIncludedSymbols(SymbolsInfo *into, SymbolsInfo *from,
         darray_init(from->keys);
     }
     else {
+        KeyInfo *keyi;
         darray_foreach(keyi, from->keys) {
             keyi->merge = (merge == MERGE_DEFAULT ? keyi->merge : merge);
             if (!AddKeySymbols(into, keyi, false))
@@ -548,6 +547,7 @@ MergeIncludedSymbols(SymbolsInfo *into, SymbolsInfo *from,
         darray_init(from->modmaps);
     }
     else {
+        ModMapEntry *mm;
         darray_foreach(mm, from->modmaps) {
             mm->merge = (merge == MERGE_DEFAULT ? mm->merge : merge);
             if (!AddModMapEntry(into, mm))
@@ -1258,13 +1258,12 @@ FindKeyForSymbol(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keysym_t sym)
 {
     struct xkb_key *key;
     xkb_layout_index_t group;
-    xkb_level_index_t level;
     bool got_one_group, got_one_level;
 
     group = 0;
     do {
+        xkb_level_index_t level = 0;
         got_one_group = false;
-        level = 0;
         do {
             got_one_level = false;
             xkb_keys_foreach(key, keymap) {
@@ -1299,8 +1298,8 @@ FindKeyForSymbol(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keysym_t sym)
 static xkb_atom_t
 FindAutomaticType(struct xkb_context *ctx, GroupInfo *groupi)
 {
-    xkb_keysym_t sym0, sym1, sym2, sym3;
-    xkb_level_index_t width = darray_size(groupi->levels);
+    xkb_keysym_t sym0, sym1;
+    const xkb_level_index_t width = darray_size(groupi->levels);
 
 #define GET_SYM(level) \
     (darray_item(groupi->levels, level).num_syms == 0 ? \
@@ -1328,6 +1327,7 @@ FindAutomaticType(struct xkb_context *ctx, GroupInfo *groupi)
 
     if (width <= 4) {
         if (xkb_keysym_is_lower(sym0) && xkb_keysym_is_upper(sym1)) {
+            xkb_keysym_t sym2, sym3;
             sym2 = GET_SYM(2);
             sym3 = (width == 4 ? GET_SYM(3) : XKB_KEY_NoSymbol);
 
diff --git a/src/xkbcomp/types.c b/src/xkbcomp/types.c
index 6c6a31f..8d87ad5 100644
--- a/src/xkbcomp/types.c
+++ b/src/xkbcomp/types.c
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@ static void
 MergeIncludedKeyTypes(KeyTypesInfo *into, KeyTypesInfo *from,
                       enum merge_mode merge)
 {
-    KeyTypeInfo *type;
-
     if (from->errorCount > 0) {
         into->errorCount += from->errorCount;
         return;
@@ -193,6 +191,7 @@ MergeIncludedKeyTypes(KeyTypesInfo *into, KeyTypesInfo *from,
         darray_init(from->types);
     }
     else {
+        KeyTypeInfo *type;
         darray_foreach(type, from->types) {
             type->merge = (merge == MERGE_DEFAULT ? type->merge : merge);
             if (!AddKeyType(into, type, false))