diff --git a/ctaocrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c b/ctaocrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c
index cdbcd2b0b..4f39614ad 100644
--- a/ctaocrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c
+++ b/ctaocrypt/benchmark/benchmark.c
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@ static byte plain [1024*1024];
 #endif
 
 
-#ifndef NO_AES
-
 static const byte key[] = 
 {
     0x01,0x23,0x45,0x67,0x89,0xab,0xcd,0xef,
@@ -313,7 +311,6 @@ static const byte iv[] =
     
 };
 
-
 /* use kB instead of mB for embedded benchmarking */
 #ifdef BENCH_EMBEDDED
 static byte cipher[1024];
@@ -322,6 +319,8 @@ static byte cipher[1024*1024];
 #endif
 
 
+#ifndef NO_AES
+
 void bench_aes(int show)
 {
     Aes    enc;