diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 7371a8ecd..af9eaf652 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -4059,6 +4059,8 @@ char *str;
 	 * 0 is an error.
 	 */
 	if (user_specified) {
+		boolean found = FALSE, numeric = FALSE;
+
 		/* force fruit to be singular; this handling is not
 		   needed--or wanted--for fruits from bones because
 		   they already received it in their original game */
@@ -4069,8 +4071,6 @@ char *str;
 		 * to tell the difference)
 		 */
 
-		boolean found = FALSE, numeric = FALSE;
-
 		for (i = bases[FOOD_CLASS]; objects[i].oc_class == FOOD_CLASS;
 						i++) {
 			if (!strcmp(OBJ_NAME(objects[i]), pl_fruit)) {