diff --git a/ripd/ChangeLog b/ripd/ChangeLog
index 50f8dfd..afae7e9 100644
--- a/ripd/ChangeLog
+++ b/ripd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-09-11 Paul Jakma <paul.jakma@sun.com>
+
+	* ripd.c: (rip_read) remove gratuitous use of mid-function
+	  declaration of vrecv, bug #278.
+
 2006-06-29 Paul Jakma <paul.jakma@sun.com>
 
 	* rip_zebra: (general) convert redistribute commands to use
diff --git a/ripd/ripd.c b/ripd/ripd.c
index 518e486..a1630f6 100644
--- a/ripd/ripd.c
+++ b/ripd/ripd.c
@@ -1818,6 +1818,7 @@
   struct rip_packet *packet;
   struct sockaddr_in from;
   int len;
+  int vrecv;
   socklen_t fromlen;
   struct interface *ifp;
   struct connected *ifc;
@@ -1937,8 +1938,8 @@
     }
 
   /* RIP Version check. RFC2453, 4.6 and 5.1 */
-  int vrecv = ((ri->ri_receive == RI_RIP_UNSPEC) ?
-               rip->version_recv : ri->ri_receive);
+  vrecv = ((ri->ri_receive == RI_RIP_UNSPEC) ?
+           rip->version_recv : ri->ri_receive);
   if ((packet->version == RIPv1) && !(vrecv & RIPv1))
     {
       if (IS_RIP_DEBUG_PACKET)