diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 83fee113a..050c8e0a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           - --disable-ipv4ll
           - --disable-ipv6
           - --disable-dhcp6
+          - --disable-privsep
         cppflags:
           -
           - -DSMALL
diff --git a/src/control.c b/src/control.c
index 6ed7dd165..114435e3e 100644
--- a/src/control.c
+++ b/src/control.c
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ control_new(struct dhcpcd_ctx *ctx, int fd, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct fd_list *l;
 	size_t cnt;
-#ifdef PRIVSEP
 	struct fd_list *n;
+#ifdef PRIVSEP
 	unsigned int id;
 #endif