diff --git a/PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/plugins/LeptonInJetProducer.cc b/PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/plugins/LeptonInJetProducer.cc
index 80c75caac194a..58ed0516ede5f 100644
--- a/PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/plugins/LeptonInJetProducer.cc
+++ b/PhysicsTools/NanoAOD/plugins/LeptonInJetProducer.cc
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ void LeptonInJetProducer<T>::produce(edm::StreamID streamID, edm::Event &iEvent,
   std::vector<int> vmuIdx3SJ;
   std::vector<int> veleIdx3SJ;
 
-  int ele_pfmatch_index = -1;
-  int mu_pfmatch_index = -1;
-
   // Find leptons in jets
   for (unsigned int ij = 0; ij < nJet; ij++) {
     const pat::Jet &itJet = (*srcJet)[ij];
@@ -91,8 +88,8 @@ void LeptonInJetProducer<T>::produce(edm::StreamID streamID, edm::Event &iEvent,
       fastjet::PseudoJet p(d->px(), d->py(), d->pz(), d->energy());
       lClusterParticles.emplace_back(p);
     }
-    ele_pfmatch_index = -1;
-    mu_pfmatch_index = -1;
+    int ele_pfmatch_index = -1;
+    int mu_pfmatch_index = -1;
 
     // match to leading and closest electron or muon
     double dRmin(0.8), dRele(999), dRmu(999), dRtmp(999);