diff --git a/src/core/ngx_cycle.c b/src/core/ngx_cycle.c
index f900a28..f0e86eb 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_cycle.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_cycle.c
@@ -938,9 +938,6 @@
     ngx_uint_t        i;
     ngx_list_part_t  *part;
     ngx_open_file_t  *file;
-#if !(NGX_WIN32)
-    ngx_file_info_t   fi;
-#endif
 
     part = &cycle->open_files.part;
     file = part->elts;
@@ -996,6 +993,7 @@
         }
 #else
         if (user != (ngx_uid_t) NGX_CONF_UNSET_UINT) {
+            ngx_file_info_t  fi;
 
             if (ngx_file_info((const char *) file[i].name.data, &fi) == -1) {
                 ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cycle->log, ngx_errno,