diff --git a/lib/isc/win32/meminfo.c b/lib/isc/win32/meminfo.c
index 5713b4811b..e38d42f5c8 100644
--- a/lib/isc/win32/meminfo.c
+++ b/lib/isc/win32/meminfo.c
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 isc_uint64_t
 isc_meminfo_totalphys(void) {
 	MEMORYSTATUSEX statex;
-	status.dwLength = sizeof(statex);
+
+	statex.dwLength = sizeof(statex);
 	GlobalMemoryStatusEx(&statex);
 	return ((isc_uint64_t)statex.ullTotalPhys);
 }