diff --git a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
index 01e24e43f1a5bf6b2669aa8b361697eb14595148..ce8ad051e62fabbdf32d581138cc4d26145fa959 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
+++ b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ class SpectrumNetworkPlugin : public NetworkPlugin {
 			if (account) {
 				PurpleConversation *conv = purple_find_conversation_with_account(PURPLE_CONV_TYPE_CHAT, legacyName.c_str(), account);
 				if (!conv) {
-					PurpleConversation *conv = purple_find_conversation_with_account(PURPLE_CONV_TYPE_IM, legacyName.c_str(), account);
+					conv = purple_find_conversation_with_account(PURPLE_CONV_TYPE_IM, legacyName.c_str(), account);
 					if (!conv) {
 						conv = purple_conversation_new(PURPLE_CONV_TYPE_IM, account, legacyName.c_str());
 					}