diff --git a/plugins/obs-nvenc/nvenc-helpers.c b/plugins/obs-nvenc/nvenc-helpers.c
index 9bd89b03c..024fc7fe9 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-nvenc/nvenc-helpers.c
+++ b/plugins/obs-nvenc/nvenc-helpers.c
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ static bool nvenc_check(void)
 	os_process_args_t *args;
 	struct dstr caps_str = {0};
 	config_t *config = NULL;
+	bool success = false;
 
 	args = os_process_args_create(test_exe);
 
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ static bool nvenc_check(void)
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	bool success = config_get_bool(config, "general", "nvenc_supported");
+	success = config_get_bool(config, "general", "nvenc_supported");
 	if (!success) {
 		const char *error =
 			config_get_string(config, "general", "reason");