diff --git a/lib/telnet.c b/lib/telnet.c
index b94415db579169b1341955a6037ef387198849c3..1a5683d401321dfb7f32cfdf8f194729aebcd965 100644
--- a/lib/telnet.c
+++ b/lib/telnet.c
@@ -1208,14 +1208,14 @@ static CURLcode telnet_do(struct connectdata *conn, bool *done)
   int interval_ms;
   struct pollfd pfd[2];
   int poll_cnt;
+  curl_off_t total_dl = 0;
+  curl_off_t total_ul = 0;
 #endif
   ssize_t nread;
   struct timeval now;
   bool keepon = TRUE;
   char *buf = data->state.buffer;
   struct TELNET *tn;
-  curl_off_t total_dl = 0;
-  curl_off_t total_ul = 0;
 
   *done = TRUE; /* unconditionally */