diff --git a/gfx/display_servers/dispserv_x11.c b/gfx/display_servers/dispserv_x11.c
index 5981a5cf7d..c37b84fb13 100644
--- a/gfx/display_servers/dispserv_x11.c
+++ b/gfx/display_servers/dispserv_x11.c
@@ -480,12 +480,13 @@ static void x11_display_server_set_screen_orientation(enum rotation rotation)
 static enum rotation x11_display_server_get_screen_orientation(void)
 {
    int i, j;
-   Display *dpy = x11_display_server_open_display();
-   XRRScreenResources *screen = XRRGetScreenResources(dpy, DefaultRootWindow(dpy));
+   XRRScreenConfiguration *config = NULL;
+   enum rotation     rotation     = ORIENTATION_NORMAL;
+   Display               *dpy     = x11_display_server_open_display();
+   XRRScreenResources *screen     = XRRGetScreenResources(dpy, DefaultRootWindow(dpy));
    if (!screen)
      return ORIENTATION_NORMAL;
-   XRRScreenConfiguration *config = XRRGetScreenInfo(dpy, DefaultRootWindow(dpy));
-   enum rotation rotation = ORIENTATION_NORMAL;
+   config                         = XRRGetScreenInfo(dpy, DefaultRootWindow(dpy));
 
    for (i = 0; i < screen->noutput; i++)
    {