diff --git a/src/harfbuzz-gdef.c b/src/harfbuzz-gdef.c
index 9b81fc7bd..5a649debe 100644
--- a/src/harfbuzz-gdef.c
+++ b/src/harfbuzz-gdef.c
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ FT_Error  HB_GDEF_Build_ClassDefinition( HB_GDEFHeader*  gdef,
   FT_UShort              start, curr_glyph, curr_class;
   FT_UShort              n, m, count;
   FT_Error               error;
-  FT_Memory              memory = gdef->memory;
+  FT_Memory              memory;
 
   HB_ClassDefinition*   gcd;
   HB_ClassRangeRecord*  gcrr;
@@ -897,6 +897,7 @@ FT_Error  HB_GDEF_Build_ClassDefinition( HB_GDEFHeader*  gdef,
   if ( !gdef || !glyph_array || !class_array )
     return FT_Err_Invalid_Argument;
 
+  memory = gdef->memory;
   gcd = &gdef->GlyphClassDef;
 
   /* We build a format 2 table */
diff --git a/src/harfbuzz-gpos.c b/src/harfbuzz-gpos.c
index d668749e5..95f9a72a1 100644
--- a/src/harfbuzz-gpos.c
+++ b/src/harfbuzz-gpos.c
@@ -5771,7 +5771,7 @@ FT_Error  HB_GPOS_Query_Scripts( HB_GPOSHeader*  gpos,
 				 FT_ULong**       script_tag_list )
 {
   FT_Error           error;
-  FT_Memory          memory = gpos->memory;
+  FT_Memory          memory;
   FT_UShort          n;
   FT_ULong*          stl;
 
@@ -5782,6 +5782,7 @@ FT_Error  HB_GPOS_Query_Scripts( HB_GPOSHeader*  gpos,
   if ( !gpos || !script_tag_list )
     return FT_Err_Invalid_Argument;
 
+  memory = gpos->memory;
   sl = &gpos->ScriptList;
   sr = sl->ScriptRecord;
 
@@ -5804,7 +5805,7 @@ FT_Error  HB_GPOS_Query_Languages( HB_GPOSHeader*  gpos,
 				   FT_ULong**       language_tag_list )
 {
   FT_Error            error;
-  FT_Memory           memory = gpos->memory;
+  FT_Memory           memory;
   FT_UShort           n;
   FT_ULong*           ltl;
 
@@ -5817,6 +5818,7 @@ FT_Error  HB_GPOS_Query_Languages( HB_GPOSHeader*  gpos,
   if ( !gpos || !language_tag_list )
     return FT_Err_Invalid_Argument;
 
+  memory = gpos->memory;
   sl = &gpos->ScriptList;
   sr = sl->ScriptRecord;
 
@@ -5850,7 +5852,7 @@ FT_Error  HB_GPOS_Query_Features( HB_GPOSHeader*  gpos,
 {
   FT_UShort           n;
   FT_Error            error;
-  FT_Memory           memory = gpos->memory;
+  FT_Memory           memory;
   FT_ULong*           ftl;
 
   HB_ScriptList*     sl;
@@ -5867,6 +5869,7 @@ FT_Error  HB_GPOS_Query_Features( HB_GPOSHeader*  gpos,
   if ( !gpos || !feature_tag_list )
     return FT_Err_Invalid_Argument;
 
+  memory = gpos->memory;
   sl = &gpos->ScriptList;
   sr = sl->ScriptRecord;