diff --git a/cmd/wm/column.c b/cmd/wm/column.c
index da1d8376..781f4895 100644
--- a/cmd/wm/column.c
+++ b/cmd/wm/column.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ relax_column(Area *a)
 void
 scale_column(Area *a, float h)
 {
-	unsigned int i, yoff = 0;
+	unsigned int i, yoff;
 	unsigned int min_height = 2 * height_of_bar();
 	float scale, dy = 0;
 	int hdiff;
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ scale_column(Area *a, float h)
 	for(i = 0; i < a->frame.size; i++)
 		dy += a->frame.data[i]->rect.height;
 	scale = h / dy;
+	yoff = 0;
 	for(i = 0; i < a->frame.size; i++) {
 		Frame *f = a->frame.data[i];
 		f->rect.height *= scale;
diff --git a/cmd/wm/view.c b/cmd/wm/view.c
index a49ce62b..49d07272 100644
--- a/cmd/wm/view.c
+++ b/cmd/wm/view.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ restack_view(View *v)
 void
 scale_view(View *v, float w)
 {
-	unsigned int i, xoff = 0;
+	unsigned int i, xoff;
 	float scale, dx = 0;
 	int wdiff = 0;
 
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ scale_view(View *v, float w)
 	for(i = 1; i < v->area.size; i++)
 		dx += v->area.data[i]->rect.width;
 	scale = w / dx;
+	xoff = 0;
 	for(i = 1; i < v->area.size; i++) {
 		Area *a = v->area.data[i];
 		a->rect.width *= scale;