diff --git a/code/client/cl_input.c b/code/client/cl_input.c
index f1a0376e..72056a28 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_input.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_input.c
@@ -781,8 +781,8 @@ void CL_WritePacket( void ) {
 			} else if (Q_stricmp(target, "none") == 0) {
 				clc.voipTarget1 = clc.voipTarget2 = clc.voipTarget3 = 0;
 			} else {
-				clc.voipTarget1 = clc.voipTarget2 = clc.voipTarget3 = 0;
 				const char *ptr = target;
+				clc.voipTarget1 = clc.voipTarget2 = clc.voipTarget3 = 0;
 				do {
 					if ((*ptr == ',') || (*ptr == '\0')) {
 						const int val = atoi(target);