Micro optimization.
diff --git a/MagickCore/splay-tree.c b/MagickCore/splay-tree.c
index 5f55bea..bb7c1f9 100644
--- a/MagickCore/splay-tree.c
+++ b/MagickCore/splay-tree.c
@@ -882,8 +882,8 @@
assert(splay_tree->signature == MagickCoreSignature);
if (splay_tree->debug != MagickFalse)
(void) LogMagickEvent(TraceEvent,GetMagickModule(),"...");
+ value=(const void *) NULL;
LockSemaphoreInfo(splay_tree->semaphore);
- value=NULL;
if (splay_tree->root != (NodeInfo *) NULL)
value=splay_tree->root->value;
UnlockSemaphoreInfo(splay_tree->semaphore);