diff --git a/src/basic/user-util.c b/src/basic/user-util.c
index 80f9ff144b1..e2857b31027 100644
--- a/src/basic/user-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/user-util.c
@@ -990,13 +990,11 @@ int putsgent_sane(const struct sgrp *sg, FILE *stream) {
 #endif
 
 int fgetpwent_sane(FILE *stream, struct passwd **pw) {
-        struct passwd *p;
-
-        assert(pw);
         assert(stream);
+        assert(pw);
 
         errno = 0;
-        p = fgetpwent(stream);
+        struct passwd *p = fgetpwent(stream);
         if (!p && errno != ENOENT)
                 return errno_or_else(EIO);
 
@@ -1005,13 +1003,11 @@ int fgetpwent_sane(FILE *stream, struct passwd **pw) {
 }
 
 int fgetspent_sane(FILE *stream, struct spwd **sp) {
-        struct spwd *s;
-
-        assert(sp);
         assert(stream);
+        assert(sp);
 
         errno = 0;
-        s = fgetspent(stream);
+        struct spwd *s = fgetspent(stream);
         if (!s && errno != ENOENT)
                 return errno_or_else(EIO);
 
@@ -1020,13 +1016,11 @@ int fgetspent_sane(FILE *stream, struct spwd **sp) {
 }
 
 int fgetgrent_sane(FILE *stream, struct group **gr) {
-        struct group *g;
-
-        assert(gr);
         assert(stream);
+        assert(gr);
 
         errno = 0;
-        g = fgetgrent(stream);
+        struct group *g = fgetgrent(stream);
         if (!g && errno != ENOENT)
                 return errno_or_else(EIO);
 
@@ -1036,13 +1030,11 @@ int fgetgrent_sane(FILE *stream, struct group **gr) {
 
 #if ENABLE_GSHADOW
 int fgetsgent_sane(FILE *stream, struct sgrp **sg) {
-        struct sgrp *s;
-
-        assert(sg);
         assert(stream);
+        assert(sg);
 
         errno = 0;
-        s = fgetsgent(stream);
+        struct sgrp *s = fgetsgent(stream);
         if (!s && errno != ENOENT)
                 return errno_or_else(EIO);
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/dhcp6-option.c b/src/libsystemd-network/dhcp6-option.c
index 0b8393ca2cf..62873e01112 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/dhcp6-option.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/dhcp6-option.c
@@ -285,15 +285,13 @@ int dhcp6_option_append_vendor_option(uint8_t **buf, size_t *offset, OrderedSet
 }
 
 static int option_append_ia_address(uint8_t **buf, size_t *offset, const struct iaaddr *address) {
-        struct iaaddr a;
-
         assert(buf);
         assert(*buf);
         assert(offset);
         assert(address);
 
         /* Do not append T1 and T2. */
-        a = (struct iaaddr) {
+        const struct iaaddr a = {
                 .address = address->address,
         };
 
@@ -301,8 +299,6 @@ static int option_append_ia_address(uint8_t **buf, size_t *offset, const struct
 }
 
 static int option_append_pd_prefix(uint8_t **buf, size_t *offset, const struct iapdprefix *prefix) {
-        struct iapdprefix p;
-
         assert(buf);
         assert(*buf);
         assert(offset);
@@ -312,7 +308,7 @@ static int option_append_pd_prefix(uint8_t **buf, size_t *offset, const struct i
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         /* Do not append T1 and T2. */
-        p = (struct iapdprefix) {
+        const struct iapdprefix p = {
                 .prefixlen = prefix->prefixlen,
                 .address = prefix->address,
         };