diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/credentials/credential_manager.c b/src/libstrongswan/credentials/credential_manager.c
index f4cd9b9e6..35d98458c 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/credentials/credential_manager.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/credentials/credential_manager.c
@@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ METHOD(credential_manager_t, get_shared, shared_key_t*,
 	identification_t *me, identification_t *other)
 {
 	shared_key_t *current, *found = NULL;
-	id_match_t *best_me = ID_MATCH_NONE, *best_other = ID_MATCH_NONE;
-	id_match_t *match_me, *match_other;
+	id_match_t best_me = ID_MATCH_NONE, best_other = ID_MATCH_NONE;
+	id_match_t match_me, match_other;
 	enumerator_t *enumerator;
 
 	enumerator = create_shared_enumerator(this, type, me, other);