diff --git a/modules/generative_grammar/grammar.cpp b/modules/generative_grammar/grammar.cpp
index 1b0d98d73c..d6d0ef1a7c 100644
--- a/modules/generative_grammar/grammar.cpp
+++ b/modules/generative_grammar/grammar.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ bool Sentence::check_match_at(Vector2i at, Ref<Sentence> pattern) {
 	}
 	for (Vector2i itr{ 0, 0 }; itr.y < pattern_size.y; ++itr.y) {
 		for (; itr.x < pattern_size.x; ++itr.x) {
-			Symbol a{ get_at(at + itr) };
-			Symbol b{ pattern->get_at(itr) };
+			Symbol a{ get_at(at + itr) }, b{ pattern->get_at(itr) };
 			if (a != b && (b != U'*' || a == U'u')) {
 				return false; // difference found
 			}