diff --git a/tools/ompipe.c b/tools/ompipe.c
index e88c1f550..b383cfdc1 100644
--- a/tools/ompipe.c
+++ b/tools/ompipe.c
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ ENDfreeWrkrInstance
 
 
 BEGINtryResume
+	instanceData *__restrict__ const pData = pWrkrData->pData;
 CODESTARTtryResume
 	if(pData->fd == -1) {
 		rsRetVal iRetLocal;