diff --git a/core/net/rpl/rpl-ext-header.c b/core/net/rpl/rpl-ext-header.c
index 3d5938879..310c056cb 100644
--- a/core/net/rpl/rpl-ext-header.c
+++ b/core/net/rpl/rpl-ext-header.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ rpl_verify_header(int uip_ext_opt_offset)
   rpl_instance_t *instance;
   int down;
   uint8_t sender_closer;
+  uip_ds6_route_t *route;
 
   if(UIP_EXT_HDR_OPT_RPL_BUF->opt_len != RPL_HDR_OPT_LEN) {
     PRINTF("RPL: Bad header option! (wrong length)\n");
@@ -88,7 +89,6 @@ rpl_verify_header(int uip_ext_opt_offset)
        the packet to be forwareded in the first place. We drop any
        routes that go through the neighbor that sent the packet to
        us. */
-    uip_ds6_route_t *route;
     route = uip_ds6_route_lookup(&UIP_IP_BUF->destipaddr);
     if(route != NULL) {
       uip_ds6_route_rm(route);
diff --git a/core/net/rpl/rpl-icmp6.c b/core/net/rpl/rpl-icmp6.c
index a749a65c4..f1d5a5e04 100644
--- a/core/net/rpl/rpl-icmp6.c
+++ b/core/net/rpl/rpl-icmp6.c
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ dao_input(void)
   int i;
   int learned_from;
   rpl_parent_t *p;
+  uip_ds6_nbr_t *nbr;
 
   prefixlen = 0;
 
@@ -716,7 +717,6 @@ dao_input(void)
 
   PRINTF("RPL: adding DAO route\n");
 
-  uip_ds6_nbr_t *nbr;
   if((nbr = uip_ds6_nbr_lookup(&dao_sender_addr)) == NULL) {
     if((nbr = uip_ds6_nbr_add(&dao_sender_addr,
                               (uip_lladdr_t *)packetbuf_addr(PACKETBUF_ADDR_SENDER),