diff --git a/hack/lib/util.sh b/hack/lib/util.sh
index ff46bad7ef8..116e9aab36e 100644
--- a/hack/lib/util.sh
+++ b/hack/lib/util.sh
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ kube::util::wait_for_url() {
   local wait=${3:-0.2}
   local times=${4:-10}
 
-  local i
-
   which curl >/dev/null || {
     kube::log::usage "curl must be installed"
     exit 1
   }
 
+  local i
+
   for i in $(seq 1 $times); do
     local out
     if out=$(curl -fs $url 2>/dev/null); then