diff --git a/skeletons/NativeInteger_oer.c b/skeletons/NativeInteger_oer.c
index 3760828..f9b505f 100644
--- a/skeletons/NativeInteger_oer.c
+++ b/skeletons/NativeInteger_oer.c
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
     asn_dec_rval_t rval = {RC_OK, 0};
     long *native = (long *)*nint_ptr;
     asn_oer_constraint_t *ct;
+    INTEGER_t tmpint;
+    INTEGER_t *tmpintptr = &tmpint;
+
+    memset(&tmpint, 0, sizeof(tmpint));
 
     (void)opt_codec_ctx;
 
@@ -29,10 +33,6 @@
     if(!constraints) constraints = td->oer_constraints;
     ct = constraints ? &constraints->value : 0;
 
-    INTEGER_t tmpint;
-    INTEGER_t *tmpintptr = &tmpint;
-    memset(&tmpint, 0, sizeof(tmpint));
-
     /*
      * OPTIMIZATION: Encode directly rather than passing through INTEGER.
      * Saves a memory allocation.
@@ -77,17 +77,16 @@
                    asn_oer_constraints_t *constraints, void *sptr,
                    asn_app_consume_bytes_f *cb, void *app_key) {
     asn_INTEGER_specifics_t *specs = (asn_INTEGER_specifics_t *)td->specifics;
+    INTEGER_t tmpint;
     long native;
 
     if(!sptr) ASN__ENCODE_FAILED;
 
     native = *(const long *)sptr;
+    memset(&tmpint, 0, sizeof(tmpint));
 
     ASN_DEBUG("Encoding %s %ld as NativeInteger", td ? td->name : "", native);
 
-    INTEGER_t tmpint;
-    memset(&tmpint, 0, sizeof(tmpint));
-
     if((specs && specs->field_unsigned) ? asn_ulong2INTEGER(&tmpint, native)
                                         : asn_long2INTEGER(&tmpint, native)) {
         ASN_STRUCT_FREE_CONTENTS_ONLY(asn_DEF_INTEGER, &tmpint);