diff --git a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
index 34cfbe5e..2348b1ab 100644
--- a/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
+++ b/lib/compress/zstd_compress.c
@@ -2455,11 +2455,11 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressBlock_targetCBlockSize(ZSTD_CCtx* zc,
                                const void* src, size_t srcSize,
                                U32 lastBlock) {
     size_t cSize = 0;
-    int compressSuperBlock = 1;
+    size_t bss;
     DEBUGLOG(5, "ZSTD_compressBlock_targetCBlockSize (dstCapacity=%u, dictLimit=%u, nextToUpdate=%u, srcSize=%zu)",
                 (unsigned)dstCapacity, (unsigned)zc->blockState.matchState.window.dictLimit, (unsigned)zc->blockState.matchState.nextToUpdate, srcSize);
 
-    {   const size_t bss = ZSTD_buildSeqStore(zc, src, srcSize);
+    {   bss = ZSTD_buildSeqStore(zc, src, srcSize);
         FORWARD_IF_ERROR(bss);
         if (bss == ZSTDbss_compress) {
             cSize = ZSTD_compressSuperBlock(zc, dst, dstCapacity, lastBlock);
@@ -2471,7 +2471,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressBlock_targetCBlockSize(ZSTD_CCtx* zc,
      */
     if (cSize == 0) {
         cSize = ZSTD_noCompressSuperBlock(dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, zc->appliedParams.targetCBlockSize, lastBlock);
-        compressSuperBlock = 0;
+        bss = ZSTDbss_noCompress;
         /* In compression, there is an assumption that a compressed block is always
          * within the size of ZSTD_compressBound(). However, SuperBlock compression
          * can exceed the limit due to overhead of headers from SubBlocks.
@@ -2489,7 +2489,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressBlock_targetCBlockSize(ZSTD_CCtx* zc,
             /* If ZSTD_noCompressSuperBlock fails with dstSize_tooSmall,
              * compress normally.
              */
-            compressSuperBlock = 1;
+            bss = ZSTDbss_compress;
             cSize = ZSTD_compressSequences(&zc->seqStore,
                     &zc->blockState.prevCBlock->entropy, &zc->blockState.nextCBlock->entropy,
                     &zc->appliedParams,
@@ -2500,7 +2500,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressBlock_targetCBlockSize(ZSTD_CCtx* zc,
 
             FORWARD_IF_ERROR(cSize);
             if (cSize == 0) {
-                compressSuperBlock = 0;
+                bss = ZSTDbss_noCompress;
                 /* If compressSequences didn't work, we just output a regular
                  * uncompressed block */
                 cSize = ZSTD_noCompressBlock(dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, lastBlock);
@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressBlock_targetCBlockSize(ZSTD_CCtx* zc,
         }
     }
 
-    if (!ZSTD_isError(cSize) && compressSuperBlock) {
+    if (!ZSTD_isError(cSize) && bss == ZSTDbss_compress) {
         /* confirm repcodes and entropy tables when emitting a compressed block */
         ZSTD_compressedBlockState_t* const tmp = zc->blockState.prevCBlock;
         zc->blockState.prevCBlock = zc->blockState.nextCBlock;