diff --git a/Marlin/src/sd/cardreader.cpp b/Marlin/src/sd/cardreader.cpp
index a2c0da933c..7153b2fb1f 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/sd/cardreader.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/sd/cardreader.cpp
@@ -1378,13 +1378,6 @@ void CardReader::cdroot() {
           #endif
         #endif
 
-      #else // !SDSORT_USES_RAM
-
-        // By default re-read the names from SD for every compare
-        // retaining only two filenames at a time. This is very
-        // slow but is safest and uses minimal RAM.
-        char name1[LONG_FILENAME_LENGTH];
-
       #endif // SDSORT_USES_RAM
 
       if (fileCnt > 1) {
@@ -1496,6 +1489,12 @@ void CardReader::cdroot() {
         }
         #else
         {
+          #if DISABLED(SDSORT_USES_RAM)
+            // By default re-read the names from SD for every compare, retaining two
+            // filenames at a time. This is very slow but is safest and uses minimal RAM.
+            char name1[LONG_FILENAME_LENGTH];
+          #endif
+
           // Bubble Sort
           for (int16_t i = fileCnt; --i;) {
             bool didSwap = false;