diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 1942f994..9e1ba838 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -2323,6 +2323,7 @@ void get_tlm_fc() {
 	/* convert data buffer into stream buffer */
 
 ////	const unsigned char *encoded_bytes = encode(source_bytes, byte_count);  // remove due to liner error
+	const unsigned char *encoded_bytes;
 /*
 	printf("\nencoded_bytes\n");
 	for (int i=0; i<5200; i++)