diff --git a/ui/pageview.cpp b/ui/pageview.cpp
index aece053b3..3bc2b6756 100644
--- a/ui/pageview.cpp
+++ b/ui/pageview.cpp
@@ -2971,6 +2971,7 @@ void PageView::slotRelayoutPages()
     bool wasUpdatesEnabled = viewport()->updatesEnabled();
     if ( fullWidth != widget()->width() || fullHeight != widget()->height() )
     {
+        const Okular::DocumentViewport vp = d->document->viewport();
         // disable updates and resize the viewportContents
         if ( wasUpdatesEnabled )
             viewport()->setUpdatesEnabled( false );
@@ -2981,7 +2982,6 @@ void PageView::slotRelayoutPages()
         // restore previous viewport if defined and updates enabled
         if ( wasUpdatesEnabled )
         {
-            const Okular::DocumentViewport & vp = d->document->viewport();
             if ( vp.pageNumber >= 0 )
             {
                 int prevX = horizontalScrollBar()->value(),