diff --git a/h5bench_patterns/h5bench_write.c b/h5bench_patterns/h5bench_write.c
index 915b11f..f2e159f 100644
--- a/h5bench_patterns/h5bench_write.c
+++ b/h5bench_patterns/h5bench_write.c
@@ -1229,11 +1229,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         value                   = format_human_readable(total_size_bytes);
         printf("Total write size: %.3lf %cB\n", value.value, value.unit);
 
+        // Assume no compression
+        float compression_ratio = 1.0;
+
         // Report compression ratio
         if (COMPRESS_INFO.USE_COMPRESS) {
-            // Assume no compression
-            float compression_ratio = 1.0;
-
             if (COMPRESS_INFO.total_compressed_size > 0) {
                 compression_ratio = total_size_bytes / COMPRESS_INFO.total_compressed_size;
             }