diff --git a/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLExport.cpp b/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLExport.cpp
index bb6d5532f..e45fb041a 100644
--- a/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLExport.cpp
+++ b/contrib/openddlparser/code/OpenDDLExport.cpp
@@ -359,11 +359,10 @@ bool OpenDDLExport::writeValueArray( DataArrayList *al, std::string &statement )
     }
 
     DataArrayList *nextDataArrayList = al ;
-    Value *nextValue( nextDataArrayList->m_dataList );
     while (ddl_nullptr != nextDataArrayList) {
         if (ddl_nullptr != nextDataArrayList) {
             statement += "{ ";
-            nextValue = nextDataArrayList->m_dataList;
+            Value *nextValue( nextDataArrayList->m_dataList );
             size_t idx( 0 );
             while (ddl_nullptr != nextValue) {
                 if (idx > 0) {