diff --git a/apps/app_meetme.c b/apps/app_meetme.c
index d877761044..57cb46f019 100755
--- a/apps/app_meetme.c
+++ b/apps/app_meetme.c
@@ -961,10 +961,11 @@ static struct ast_conference *find_conf(struct ast_channel *chan, char *confno,
 {
 	struct ast_config *cfg;
 	struct ast_variable *var;
-	struct ast_conference *cnf = confs;
+	struct ast_conference *cnf;
 
 	/* Check first in the conference list */
 	ast_mutex_lock(&conflock);
+	cnf = confs;
 	while (cnf) {
 		if (!strcmp(confno, cnf->confno)) 
 			break;