diff --git a/backends/alpm/pk-backend-alpm.c b/backends/alpm/pk-backend-alpm.c
index 95e6d30..c23a4e5 100644
--- a/backends/alpm/pk-backend-alpm.c
+++ b/backends/alpm/pk-backend-alpm.c
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@ static void
 backend_get_description (PkBackend *backend, const gchar *package_id)
 {
 	g_return_if_fail (backend != NULL);
-	PkPackageId *id = pk_package_id_new_from_string (package_id);
+	PkPackageId *id;
+	id = pk_package_id_new_from_string (package_id);
 	//pk_backend_description (backend, package_id, "unknown", PK_GROUP_ENUM_PROGRAMMING, "sdgd");
 	pk_backend_finished (backend);
 }