diff --git a/server-client.c b/server-client.c
index 2cfd8838..a1a51b5f 100644
--- a/server-client.c
+++ b/server-client.c
@@ -1320,6 +1320,7 @@ static int
 server_client_resize_force(struct window_pane *wp)
 {
 	struct timeval	tv = { .tv_usec = 100000 };
+	struct winsize	ws;
 
 	/*
 	 * If we are resizing to the same size as when we entered the loop