diff --git a/etc/rc.d/ntpd b/etc/rc.d/ntpd
index 6021f89b0c2..051f857399c 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/ntpd
+++ b/etc/rc.d/ntpd
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ fetch_cmd="ntpd_fetch_leapfile"
 needfetch_cmd="ntpd_needfetch_leapfile"
 start_precmd="ntpd_precmd"
 
+ntp_tmp_leapfile="/var/run/ntpd.leap-seconds.list"
+
 load_rc_config $name
 
 ntpd_precmd()
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ ntpd_init_leapfile() {
 }
 
 ntpd_needfetch_leapfile() {
-	local ntp_tmp_leapfile rc verbose
+	local rc verbose
 	
 	if checkyesno ntp_leapfile_fetch_verbose; then
 		verbose=echo
@@ -100,8 +102,6 @@ ntpd_needfetch_leapfile() {
 		verbose=:
 	fi
 
-	ntp_tmp_leapfile="/var/run/ntpd.leap-seconds.list"
-
 	ntp_ver_no_src=$(get_ntp_leapfile_ver $ntp_src_leapfile)
 	ntp_expiry_src=$(get_ntp_leapfile_expiry $ntp_src_leapfile)
 	ntp_ver_no_db=$(get_ntp_leapfile_ver $ntp_db_leapfile)