diff --git a/selection.c b/selection.c
index bd9d76fb..9dddf365 100644
--- a/selection.c
+++ b/selection.c
@@ -328,11 +328,11 @@ struct clipboard_send {
 static bool
 fdm_send(struct fdm *fdm, int fd, int events, void *data)
 {
+    struct clipboard_send *ctx = data;
+
     if (events & EPOLLHUP)
         goto done;
 
-    struct clipboard_send *ctx = data;
-
     switch (async_write(fd, ctx->data, ctx->len, &ctx->idx)) {
     case ASYNC_WRITE_REMAIN:
         return true;