1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/chart2/source/controller/itemsetwrapper/DataPointItemConverter.cxx b/chart2/source/controller/itemsetwrapper/DataPointItemConverter.cxx
index 302c56280fa0..9703f9dd398d 100644
--- a/chart2/source/controller/itemsetwrapper/DataPointItemConverter.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/controller/itemsetwrapper/DataPointItemConverter.cxx
@@ -368,9 +368,9 @@ bool DataPointItemConverter::ApplySpecialItem(
         case SCHATTR_DATADESCR_SEPARATOR:
         {
             OUString aNewValue = static_cast< const SfxStringItem & >( rItemSet.Get( nWhichId )).GetValue();
-            OUString aOldValue;
             try
             {
+                OUString aOldValue;
                 GetPropertySet()->getPropertyValue( "LabelSeparator" ) >>= aOldValue;
                 if( m_bOverwriteLabelsForAttributedDataPointsAlso )
                 {
@@ -689,9 +689,9 @@ void DataPointItemConverter::FillSpecialItem(
 
         case SCHATTR_DATADESCR_SEPARATOR:
         {
-            OUString aValue;
             try
             {
+                OUString aValue;
                 GetPropertySet()->getPropertyValue( "LabelSeparator" ) >>= aValue;
                 rOutItemSet.Put( SfxStringItem( nWhichId, aValue ));
             }