diff --git a/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpTargetWin32.c b/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpTargetWin32.c
index f4ccb87bb..e4c91b339 100644
--- a/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpTargetWin32.c
+++ b/source/shared_lib/sources/feathery_ftp/ftpTargetWin32.c
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ socket_t ftpAcceptDataConnection(socket_t listner)
 	struct sockaddr_in clientinfo;
     unsigned len;
     SOCKET dataSocket;
+	ip_t remoteIP;
 
     len = sizeof(clientinfo);
 
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ socket_t ftpAcceptDataConnection(socket_t listner)
 
 	closesocket(listner); // Server-Socket wird nicht mehr gebrauch deshalb schließen
 
-    ip_t remoteIP = ntohl(clientinfo.sin_addr.s_addr);
+    remoteIP = ntohl(clientinfo.sin_addr.s_addr);
     if(ftpIsValidClient && ftpIsValidClient(remoteIP) == 0)
     {
 if(VERBOSE_MODE_ENABLED) printf("Connection with %s is NOT a valid trusted client, dropping connection.\n", inet_ntoa(clientinfo.sin_addr));