diff --git a/libpldmresponder/platform.cpp b/libpldmresponder/platform.cpp
index 9cdc6fd..0ad5fb6 100644
--- a/libpldmresponder/platform.cpp
+++ b/libpldmresponder/platform.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@
     }
 
     Response response(sizeof(pldm_msg_hdr) + PLDM_GET_PDR_MIN_RESP_BYTES, 0);
-    auto responsePtr = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg*>(response.data());
 
     if (payloadLength != PLDM_GET_PDR_REQ_BYTES)
     {
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@
         response.resize(sizeof(pldm_msg_hdr) + PLDM_GET_PDR_MIN_RESP_BYTES +
                             respSizeBytes,
                         0);
-        responsePtr = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg*>(response.data());
+        auto responsePtr = reinterpret_cast<pldm_msg*>(response.data());
         rc = encode_get_pdr_resp(
             request->hdr.instance_id, PLDM_SUCCESS, e.handle.nextRecordHandle,
             0, PLDM_START_AND_END, respSizeBytes, recordData, 0, responsePtr);