diff --git a/src/backend/commands/policy.c b/src/backend/commands/policy.c
index bb735ac..dfc6f00 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/policy.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/policy.c
@@ -1081,10 +1081,8 @@ AlterPolicy(AlterPolicyStmt *stmt)
 		if (!attr_isnull)
 		{
 			char	   *qual_value;
-			ParseState *qual_pstate = make_parsestate(NULL);
-
 			/* parsestate is built just to build the range table */
-			qual_pstate = make_parsestate(NULL);
+			ParseState *qual_pstate = make_parsestate(NULL);
 
 			qual_value = TextDatumGetCString(value_datum);
 			qual = stringToNode(qual_value);
@@ -1122,10 +1120,8 @@ AlterPolicy(AlterPolicyStmt *stmt)
 		if (!attr_isnull)
 		{
 			char	   *with_check_value;
-			ParseState *with_check_pstate = make_parsestate(NULL);
-
 			/* parsestate is built just to build the range table */
-			with_check_pstate = make_parsestate(NULL);
+			ParseState *with_check_pstate = make_parsestate(NULL);
 
 			with_check_value = TextDatumGetCString(value_datum);
 			with_check_qual = stringToNode(with_check_value);