diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
index 36353c39c1..946f3e28c6 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/formatting.c
@@ -4877,7 +4877,7 @@ NUM_processor(FormatNode *node, NUMDesc *Num, char *inout, char *number,
  */
 #define NUM_TOCHAR_prepare \
 do { \
-	len = VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(fmt); \
+	int len = VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(fmt); \
 	if (len <= 0 || len >= (INT_MAX-VARHDRSZ)/NUM_MAX_ITEM_SIZ)		\
 		PG_RETURN_TEXT_P(cstring_to_text("")); \
 	result	= (text *) palloc0((len * NUM_MAX_ITEM_SIZ) + 1 + VARHDRSZ);	\
@@ -4890,6 +4890,8 @@ do { \
  */
 #define NUM_TOCHAR_finish \
 do { \
+	int		len; \
+									\
 	NUM_processor(format, &Num, VARDATA(result), numstr, plen, sign, true, PG_GET_COLLATION()); \
 									\
 	if (shouldFree)					\
@@ -4961,8 +4963,7 @@ numeric_to_char(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	FormatNode *format;
 	text	   *result;
 	bool		shouldFree;
-	int			len = 0,
-				plen = 0,
+	int			plen = 0,
 				sign = 0;
 	char	   *numstr,
 			   *orgnum,
@@ -5008,16 +5009,15 @@ numeric_to_char(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 			numstr = (char *) palloc(strlen(orgnum) + 2);
 			*numstr = ' ';
 			strcpy(numstr + 1, orgnum);
-			len = strlen(numstr);
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			numstr = orgnum;
-			len = strlen(orgnum);
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		int			len;
 		Numeric		val = value;
 
 		if (IS_MULTI(&Num))
@@ -5084,8 +5084,7 @@ int4_to_char(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	FormatNode *format;
 	text	   *result;
 	bool		shouldFree;
-	int			len = 0,
-				plen = 0,
+	int			plen = 0,
 				sign = 0;
 	char	   *numstr,
 			   *orgnum;
@@ -5111,11 +5110,12 @@ int4_to_char(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 		if (*orgnum == '+')
 			*orgnum = ' ';
 
-		len = strlen(orgnum);
 		numstr = orgnum;
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		int			len;
+
 		if (IS_MULTI(&Num))
 		{
 			orgnum = DatumGetCString(DirectFunctionCall1(int4out,
@@ -5175,8 +5175,7 @@ int8_to_char(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	FormatNode *format;
 	text	   *result;
 	bool		shouldFree;
-	int			len = 0,
-				plen = 0,
+	int			plen = 0,
 				sign = 0;
 	char	   *numstr,
 			   *orgnum;
@@ -5211,16 +5210,16 @@ int8_to_char(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 			numstr = (char *) palloc(strlen(orgnum) + 2);
 			*numstr = ' ';
 			strcpy(numstr + 1, orgnum);
-			len = strlen(numstr);
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			numstr = orgnum;
-			len = strlen(orgnum);
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		int			len;
+
 		if (IS_MULTI(&Num))
 		{
 			double		multi = pow((double) 10, (double) Num.multi);
@@ -5282,8 +5281,7 @@ float4_to_char(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	FormatNode *format;
 	text	   *result;
 	bool		shouldFree;
-	int			len = 0,
-				plen = 0,
+	int			plen = 0,
 				sign = 0;
 	char	   *numstr,
 			   *orgnum,
@@ -5317,13 +5315,13 @@ float4_to_char(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 			if (*orgnum == '+')
 				*orgnum = ' ';
 
-			len = strlen(orgnum);
 			numstr = orgnum;
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		float4		val = value;
+		int			len;
 
 		if (IS_MULTI(&Num))
 		{
@@ -5386,8 +5384,7 @@ float8_to_char(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	FormatNode *format;
 	text	   *result;
 	bool		shouldFree;
-	int			len = 0,
-				plen = 0,
+	int			plen = 0,
 				sign = 0;
 	char	   *numstr,
 			   *orgnum,
@@ -5421,13 +5418,13 @@ float8_to_char(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 			if (*orgnum == '+')
 				*orgnum = ' ';
 
-			len = strlen(orgnum);
 			numstr = orgnum;
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		float8		val = value;
+		int			len;
 
 		if (IS_MULTI(&Num))
 		{