--- libsrc\dim.c.orig	2016-08-10 14:20:07.878295000 +1000
+++ libsrc\dim.c	2016-08-10 14:20:17.221986100 +1000
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@
 	int existid;
 	NC_dim *dimp;
 	char *newname;		/* normalized */
+    NC_string *old;
 
 	status = NC_check_id(ncid, &nc); 
 	if(status != NC_NOERR)
@@ -465,7 +466,7 @@
 	if(dimp == NULL)
 		return NC_EBADDIM;
 
-	NC_string *old = dimp->name;
+	old = dimp->name;
 	newname = (char *)utf8proc_NFC((const unsigned char *)unewname);
 	if(newname == NULL)
 	    return NC_ENOMEM;