diff --git a/modules/lua/lua_config.c b/modules/lua/lua_config.c
index 6f62c7b88c..62e6757ad7 100644
--- a/modules/lua/lua_config.c
+++ b/modules/lua/lua_config.c
@@ -54,13 +54,14 @@ apr_status_t apl_lua_map_handler(apl_dir_cfg *cfg,
                                  const char *function,
                                  const char *pattern, const char *scope)
 {
+    ap_regex_t *uri_pattern;
     apr_status_t rv;
     apl_mapped_handler_spec *handler =
         apr_palloc(cfg->pool, sizeof(apl_mapped_handler_spec));
     handler->uri_pattern = NULL;
     handler->function_name = NULL;
 
-    ap_regex_t *uri_pattern = apr_palloc(cfg->pool, sizeof(ap_regex_t));
+    uri_pattern = apr_palloc(cfg->pool, sizeof(ap_regex_t));
     if ((rv = ap_regcomp(uri_pattern, pattern, 0)) != APR_SUCCESS) {
         return rv;
     }
@@ -162,13 +163,14 @@ static int cmd_foo(lua_State *L)
 /* helper function for the logging functions below */
 static int cmd_log_at(lua_State *L, int level)
 {
+    const char *msg;
     cmd_parms *cmd = check_cmd_parms(L, 1);
     lua_Debug dbg;
 
     lua_getstack(L, 1, &dbg);
     lua_getinfo(L, "Sl", &dbg);
 
-    const char *msg = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+    msg = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
     ap_log_error(dbg.source, dbg.currentline, level, 0, cmd->server, msg);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/modules/lua/lua_request.c b/modules/lua/lua_request.c
index e2b91d43cd..4c5fcd83c9 100644
--- a/modules/lua/lua_request.c
+++ b/modules/lua/lua_request.c
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ typedef int (*req_field_int_f) (request_rec * r);
 
 void apl_rstack_dump(lua_State *L, request_rec *r, const char *msg)
 {
-    ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_INFO, 0, r, "Lua Stack Dump: [%s]", msg);
-
     int i;
     int top = lua_gettop(L);
+
+    ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_INFO, 0, r, "Lua Stack Dump: [%s]", msg);
+
     for (i = 1; i <= top; i++) {
         int t = lua_type(L, i);
         switch (t) {
@@ -188,10 +189,10 @@ static int req_write(lua_State *L)
 /* r:parsebody() */
 static int req_parsebody(lua_State *L)
 {
+    apr_table_t *form_table;
     request_rec *r = apl_check_request_rec(L, 1);
     lua_newtable(L);
     lua_newtable(L);
-    apr_table_t *form_table;
     if (ap_body_to_table(r, &form_table) == APR_SUCCESS) {
         apr_table_do(req_aprtable2luatable_cb, L, form_table, NULL);
     }
@@ -308,15 +309,17 @@ static int req_assbackwards_field(request_rec *r)
 
 static int req_dispatch(lua_State *L)
 {
+    apr_hash_t *dispatch;
+    req_fun_t *rft;
     request_rec *r = apl_check_request_rec(L, 1);
     const char *name = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
     lua_pop(L, 2);
 
     lua_getfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "Apache2.Request.dispatch");
-    apr_hash_t *dispatch = lua_touserdata(L, 1);
+    dispatch = lua_touserdata(L, 1);
     lua_pop(L, 1);
 
-    req_fun_t *rft = apr_hash_get(dispatch, name, APR_HASH_KEY_STRING);
+    rft = apr_hash_get(dispatch, name, APR_HASH_KEY_STRING);
     if (rft) {
         switch (rft->type) {
         case APL_REQ_FUNTYPE_TABLE:{
@@ -327,34 +330,37 @@ static int req_dispatch(lua_State *L)
             }
 
         case APL_REQ_FUNTYPE_LUACFUN:{
+                lua_CFunction func = rft->fun;
                 ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, r,
                               "request_rec->dispatching %s -> lua_CFunction",
                               name);
-                lua_CFunction func = rft->fun;
                 lua_pushcfunction(L, func);
                 return 1;
             }
         case APL_REQ_FUNTYPE_STRING:{
+                req_field_string_f func = rft->fun;
+                char *rs;
                 ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, r,
                               "request_rec->dispatching %s -> string", name);
-                req_field_string_f func = rft->fun;
-                char *rs = (*func) (r);
+                rs = (*func) (r);
                 lua_pushstring(L, rs);
                 return 1;
             }
         case APL_REQ_FUNTYPE_INT:{
+                req_field_int_f func = rft->fun;
+                int rs;
                 ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, r,
                               "request_rec->dispatching %s -> int", name);
-                req_field_int_f func = rft->fun;
-                int rs = (*func) (r);
+                rs = (*func) (r);
                 lua_pushnumber(L, rs);
                 return 1;
             }
         case APL_REQ_FUNTYPE_BOOLEAN:{
+                req_field_int_f func = rft->fun;
+                int rs;
                 ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, r,
                               "request_rec->dispatching %s -> boolean", name);
-                req_field_int_f func = rft->fun;
-                int rs = (*func) (r);
+                rs = (*func) (r);
                 lua_pushboolean(L, rs);
                 return 1;
             }
@@ -368,13 +374,14 @@ static int req_dispatch(lua_State *L)
 /* helper function for the logging functions below */
 static int req_log_at(lua_State *L, int level)
 {
+    const char *msg;
     request_rec *r = apl_check_request_rec(L, 1);
     lua_Debug dbg;
 
     lua_getstack(L, 1, &dbg);
     lua_getinfo(L, "Sl", &dbg);
 
-    const char *msg = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+    msg = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
     ap_log_rerror(dbg.source, dbg.currentline, level, 0, r, msg);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -424,11 +431,12 @@ static int req_debug(lua_State *L)
 /* handle r.status = 201 */
 static int req_newindex(lua_State *L)
 {
+    const char *key;
     /* request_rec* r = lua_touserdata(L, lua_upvalueindex(1)); */
     /* const char* key = luaL_checkstring(L, -2); */
     request_rec *r = apl_check_request_rec(L, 1);
     apl_rstack_dump(L, r, "req_newindex");
-    const char *key = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
+    key = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
     apl_rstack_dump(L, r, "req_newindex");
     if (0 == apr_strnatcmp("status", key)) {
         int code = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
diff --git a/modules/lua/mod_lua.c b/modules/lua/mod_lua.c
index 5a391a3e8b..1ad8ee52b5 100644
--- a/modules/lua/mod_lua.c
+++ b/modules/lua/mod_lua.c
@@ -99,13 +99,14 @@ static apr_status_t luahood(ap_filter_t *f, apr_bucket_brigade *bb) {
  */
 static int lua_handler(request_rec *r)
 {
+    apl_dir_cfg *dcfg;
     if (strcmp(r->handler, "lua-script")) {
         return DECLINED;
     }
 
     ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_DEBUG, 0, r, "handling [%s] in mod_lua",
                   r->filename);
-    apl_dir_cfg *dcfg = ap_get_module_config(r->per_dir_config, &lua_module);
+    dcfg = ap_get_module_config(r->per_dir_config, &lua_module);
 
     if (!r->header_only) {
         lua_State *L;
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ static int apl_alias_munger(request_rec *r)
         if (OK ==
             ap_regexec(cnd->uri_pattern, r->uri, AP_MAX_REG_MATCH, matches,
                        0)) {
+            mapped_request_details *d;
             r->handler = "lua-script";
 
             spec = apr_pcalloc(r->pool, sizeof(apl_vm_spec));
@@ -187,8 +189,7 @@ static int apl_alias_munger(request_rec *r)
                 spec->pool = r->pool;
             }
 
-            mapped_request_details *d =
-                apr_palloc(r->pool, sizeof(mapped_request_details));
+            d = apr_palloc(r->pool, sizeof(mapped_request_details));
 
             d->function_name =
                 ap_pregsub(r->pool, cnd->function_name, r->uri,
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ static int apl_alias_munger(request_rec *r)
 
 static int lua_request_rec_hook_harness(request_rec *r, const char *name)
 {
+    int rc;
     lua_State *L;
     apl_vm_spec *spec;
     apl_server_cfg *server_cfg = ap_get_module_config(r->server->module_config,
@@ -268,9 +270,10 @@ static int lua_request_rec_hook_harness(request_rec *r, const char *name)
                 apl_run_lua_request(L, r);
             }
             else {
+                int t;
                 apl_run_lua_request(L, r);
 
-                int t = lua_gettop(L);
+                t = lua_gettop(L);
                 lua_setglobal(L, "r");
                 lua_settop(L, t);
             }
@@ -279,12 +282,12 @@ static int lua_request_rec_hook_harness(request_rec *r, const char *name)
                 report_lua_error(L, r);
                 return 500;
             }
-            apr_status_t rv = DECLINED;
+            rc = DECLINED;
             if (lua_isnumber(L, -1)) {
-                rv = lua_tointeger(L, -1);
+                rc = lua_tointeger(L, -1);
             }
-            if (rv != DECLINED) {
-                return rv;
+            if (rc != DECLINED) {
+                return rc;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -425,6 +428,7 @@ static const char *register_named_block_function_hook(const char *name,
                                                       const char *line)
 {
     const char *function;
+    apl_mapped_handler_spec *spec;
 
     if (line && line[0] == '>') {
         function = NULL;
@@ -443,8 +447,7 @@ static const char *register_named_block_function_hook(const char *name,
         }
     }
 
-    apl_mapped_handler_spec *spec =
-        apr_pcalloc(cmd->pool, sizeof(apl_mapped_handler_spec));
+    spec = apr_pcalloc(cmd->pool, sizeof(apl_mapped_handler_spec));
 
     {
         cr_ctx ctx;
@@ -453,6 +456,7 @@ static const char *register_named_block_function_hook(const char *name,
         char *tmp;
         int rv;
         ap_directive_t **current;
+        hack_section_baton *baton;
 
         apr_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%u", cmd->config_file->line_number);
         spec->file_name =
@@ -505,8 +509,7 @@ static const char *register_named_block_function_hook(const char *name,
             *current = apr_pcalloc(cmd->pool, sizeof(**current));
         }
 
-        hack_section_baton *baton =
-            apr_pcalloc(cmd->pool, sizeof(hack_section_baton));
+        baton = apr_pcalloc(cmd->pool, sizeof(hack_section_baton));
         baton->name = name;
         baton->spec = spec;