diff --git a/shell/lash.c b/shell/lash.c
index 6969173..30cbe41 100644
--- a/shell/lash.c
+++ b/shell/lash.c
@@ -1457,14 +1457,14 @@
 	int i;
 	int inbg;
 	int status;
+#ifdef CONFIG_LASH_JOB_CONTROL
+        pid_t  parent_pgrp;
+                                                                                
+        /* save current owner of TTY so we can restore it on exit */
+        parent_pgrp = tcgetpgrp(shell_terminal);
+#endif
 	newjob.job_list = &job_list;
 	newjob.job_context = DEFAULT_CONTEXT;
-#ifdef CONFIG_LASH_JOB_CONTROL
-	pid_t  parent_pgrp;
-
-	/* save current owner of TTY so we can restore it on exit */
-	parent_pgrp = tcgetpgrp(shell_terminal);
-#endif
 
 	command = (char *) xcalloc(BUFSIZ, sizeof(char));