diff --git a/notmuch.c b/notmuch.c
index e157f02f..d7642521 100644
--- a/notmuch.c
+++ b/notmuch.c
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ dump_command (int argc, char *argv[])
 	 notmuch_results_has_more (results);
 	 notmuch_results_advance (results))
     {
+	int first = 1;
 	message = notmuch_results_get (results);
 
 	fprintf (output,
@@ -420,8 +421,6 @@ dump_command (int argc, char *argv[])
 	     notmuch_tags_has_more (tags);
 	     notmuch_tags_advance (tags))
 	{
-	    int first = 1;
-
 	    if (! first)
 		fprintf (output, " ");