--- src/useradd.c
+++ src/useradd.c
@@ -2054,8 +2054,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 #endif				/* ACCT_TOOLS_SETUID */
 
 	/* Needed for userns check */
-	uid_t uid_min = (uid_t) getdef_ulong ("UID_MIN", 1000UL);
-	uid_t uid_max = (uid_t) getdef_ulong ("UID_MAX", 60000UL);
+	uid_t uid_min;
+	uid_t uid_max;
 
 	/*
 	 * Get my name so that I can use it to report errors.
@@ -2073,6 +2073,9 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 	audit_help_open ();
 #endif
 
+	uid_min = (uid_t) getdef_ulong ("UID_MIN", 1000UL);
+	uid_max = (uid_t) getdef_ulong ("UID_MAX", 60000UL);
+
 	sys_ngroups = sysconf (_SC_NGROUPS_MAX);
 	user_groups = (char **) xmalloc ((1 + sys_ngroups) * sizeof (char *));
 	/*