diff --git a/chgrp.c b/chgrp.c
index 11c0115..17a23f9 100644
--- a/chgrp.c
+++ b/chgrp.c
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 #include "util.h"
 
-static int gid;
-static int ret = 0;
-static int hflag = 0;
-static int Rflag = 0;
 static struct stat st;
+static int   hflag = 0;
+static int   Rflag = 0;
+static gid_t gid = -1;
+static int   ret = 0;
 
 static void
 chgrp(const char *path, int depth)