diff --git a/src/pipewire/node.c b/src/pipewire/node.c
index 635c01d7c..0a71a1631 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/node.c
@@ -1233,6 +1233,7 @@ void pw_node_destroy(struct pw_node *node)
 {
 	struct impl *impl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(node, struct impl, this);
 	struct pw_port *port;
+	struct pw_node *slave;
 
 	node->active = false;