diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f4cd0f7b81..13cd0c2263 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+3742.	[port]		linux: libcap support: curval was used before it
+			was declared. [RT #35387]
+
 3740.	[contrib]	Minor fixes to configure --with-dlz-bdb,
 			--with-dlz-postgres and --with-dlz-odbc. [RT #35340]
 
diff --git a/bin/named/unix/os.c b/bin/named/unix/os.c
index 0b7fd31a8b..91022b93dd 100644
--- a/bin/named/unix/os.c
+++ b/bin/named/unix/os.c
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ linux_setcaps(cap_t caps) {
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBCAP
 #define SET_CAP(flag) \
 	do { \
-		capval = (flag); \
 		cap_flag_value_t curval; \
+		capval = (flag); \
 		err = cap_get_flag(curcaps, capval, CAP_PERMITTED, &curval); \
 		if (err != -1 && curval) { \
 			err = cap_set_flag(caps, CAP_EFFECTIVE, 1, &capval, CAP_SET); \