diff --git a/src/gui/update_check.cpp b/src/gui/update_check.cpp
index 65019f960..1cc14bac1 100644
--- a/src/gui/update_check.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/update_check.cpp
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ void* CFlashUpdateCheck::c4u_proc(void*)
 	pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ENABLE, 0);
 	pthread_setcanceltype(PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, 0);
 
+	CFlashUpdate flashupdate;
+
 	//printf("[CFlashUpdateCheck] %s: starting loop\n", __FUNCTION__);
 	while(1)
 	{
-		CFlashUpdate flashupdate;
-
 		//printf("[CFlashUpdateCheck]: check for updates\n");
 		if (flashupdate.checkOnlineVersion())
 		{
diff --git a/src/gui/update_check.h b/src/gui/update_check.h
index bd57c814b..808757787 100644
--- a/src/gui/update_check.h
+++ b/src/gui/update_check.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class CFlashUpdateCheck
 
 		pthread_t	c4u_thread;
 		static void*	c4u_proc(void *arg);
-
 };
 
 #endif // __update_check__