diff --git a/apps/app_festival.c b/apps/app_festival.c
index 2d57a51dc9..4321f55239 100644
--- a/apps/app_festival.c
+++ b/apps/app_festival.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ static int send_waveform_to_fd(char *waveform, int length, int fd)
 	int res;
 #ifdef __PPC__ 
 	char c;
+	int x;
 #endif
 
 	res = ast_safe_fork(0);