diff --git a/external/libb64-1.2.1/src/cencode.c b/external/libb64-1.2.1/src/cencode.c
index 5b4988a..0d81e2b 100644
--- a/external/libb64-1.2.1/src/cencode.c
+++ b/external/libb64-1.2.1/src/cencode.c
@@ -43,11 +43,9 @@ int base64_encode_block(const char* plaintext_in, int length_in, char* code_out,
 	const char* plainchar = plaintext_in;
 	const char* const plaintextend = plaintext_in + length_in;
 	char* codechar = code_out;
-	char result;
+	char result = state_in->result;
 	char fragment;
 	
-	result = state_in->result;
-	
 	switch (state_in->step)
 	{
 		while (1)