diff --git a/library/nist_kw.c b/library/nist_kw.c
index 04829a0..5054ca2 100644
--- a/library/nist_kw.c
+++ b/library/nist_kw.c
@@ -189,8 +189,6 @@
     uint64_t t = 0;
     unsigned char outbuff[KW_SEMIBLOCK_LENGTH * 2];
     unsigned char inbuff[KW_SEMIBLOCK_LENGTH * 2];
-    unsigned char *R2 = output + KW_SEMIBLOCK_LENGTH;
-    unsigned char *A = output;
 
     *out_len = 0;
     /*
@@ -266,6 +264,9 @@
     }
     else
     {
+        unsigned char *R2 = output + KW_SEMIBLOCK_LENGTH;
+        unsigned char *A = output;
+
         /*
          * Do the wrapping function W, as defined in RFC 3394 section 2.2.1
          */
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@
     uint64_t t = 0;
     unsigned char outbuff[KW_SEMIBLOCK_LENGTH * 2];
     unsigned char inbuff[KW_SEMIBLOCK_LENGTH * 2];
-    unsigned char *R = output + ( semiblocks - 2 ) * KW_SEMIBLOCK_LENGTH;
+    unsigned char *R = NULL;
     *out_len = 0;
 
     if( semiblocks < MIN_SEMIBLOCKS_COUNT )
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@
 
     memcpy( A, input, KW_SEMIBLOCK_LENGTH );
     memmove( output, input + KW_SEMIBLOCK_LENGTH, ( semiblocks - 1 ) * KW_SEMIBLOCK_LENGTH );
+    R = output + ( semiblocks - 2 ) * KW_SEMIBLOCK_LENGTH;
 
     /* Calculate intermediate values */
     for( t = s; t >= 1; t-- )