diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
index 04ace0f07..2fbe293e5 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
@@ -3023,9 +3023,6 @@ void TDEHardwareDevices::updateExistingDeviceInformation(TDEGenericDevice* exist
 		TQDir valuesdir(valuesnodename);
 		valuesdir.setFilter(TQDir::All);
 		TQString nodename;
-		double bdevice_capacity = 0;
-		bool bdevice_has_energy = false;
-		bool bdevice_has_time_to_empty = false;
 		const TQFileInfoList *dirlist = valuesdir.entryInfoList();
 		if (dirlist) {
 			TQFileInfoListIterator valuesdirit(*dirlist);
@@ -3081,6 +3078,9 @@ void TDEHardwareDevices::updateExistingDeviceInformation(TDEGenericDevice* exist
 		TQDir valuesdir(valuesnodename);
 		valuesdir.setFilter(TQDir::All);
 		TQString nodename;
+		double bdevice_capacity = 0;
+		bool bdevice_has_energy = false;
+		bool bdevice_has_time_to_empty = false;
 		const TQFileInfoList *dirlist = valuesdir.entryInfoList();
 		if (dirlist) {
 			TQFileInfoListIterator valuesdirit(*dirlist);