diff --git a/src/shared/pager.c b/src/shared/pager.c
index d26fa0e6fb..75db3c985b 100644
--- a/src/shared/pager.c
+++ b/src/shared/pager.c
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
 
 static pid_t pager_pid = 0;
 
+static int stored_stdout = -1;
+static int stored_stderr = -1;
+static bool stdout_redirected = false;
+static bool stderr_redirected = false;
+
 noreturn static void pager_fallback(void) {
         int r;
 
@@ -54,11 +59,6 @@ noreturn static void pager_fallback(void) {
         _exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
-static int stored_stdout = -1;
-static int stored_stderr = -1;
-static bool stdout_redirected = false;
-static bool stderr_redirected = false;
-
 int pager_open(bool no_pager, bool jump_to_end) {
         _cleanup_close_pair_ int fd[2] = { -1, -1 };
         const char *pager;